June 2021

2-3 JULY WillistonThe Williston celebrations will take place on Friday July 2 and Saturday July 3. The parade will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. along Route 2 through the village of Johnson Farm to Old Stage Road. The Deb Beckett…

Posting shows and street races in San Jose on social media can now cost you up to $ 1,000 and six months in jail. San Jose City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance on Tuesday that will make it illegal to encourage or promote…

Jack Antonoff of Bleachers performs at the Fox Theater in Boulder on March 7, 2015 (Seth McConnell / The Denver Post via Getty Images) As part of the coronavirus relief program adopted in December 2020, Congress allocated…

To learn more about The Alabama Education Lab and receive notifications about stories and events, subscribe to his newsletter, Ed Chat.For at least a year, administrators, educators and students at Mountain Brook attempted to implement…

The full-day 4th of July festival in Bath will begin with a vintage car show in downtown Bath from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Amanda McDaniel It's not Bath Heritage Days, the annual five-day festival that usually…

Thursday was election day at the beach.As State House lawmakers debated a $ 13.1 billion budget, voters in the seaside enclave of Narragansett in Bonnet Shores gathered in a tent to choose who would run the Bonnet Shores Fire District. in…

As a host of the First District Association, an independent dairy cooperative, Litchfield has seen the small dairy processor gradually grow into a massive, state-of-the-art facility that produces…

OSF Saint Anthony chief physician among the people to know in 2021ROCKFORD - Stephen Bartlett, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, was recently named one of the People to Know in 2021 by…

Five art teachers from Florida public schools will present the work they developed during their residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in an interactive presentation on July 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.The family event will take place on…

Iris Ornelas didn't feel safe growing up in Washington's Long Beach neighborhood. Sometimes drug dealers and prostitutes were walking around, she recalls. Sometimes strangers would watch her in the alley that bordered her garden, where…

The Red White & Blue Festival returned to Mountain Home on Friday night with world-renowned, multi-platinum country band Lonestar taking center stage after the 2020 celebration was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The group was…

Any day, you'll likely find Chris Jones somewhere in Southeast San Diego. Chris spends much of his time helping others as a Community Relations Officer with the San Diego Police Department.But he doesn't stop at the end of his…

Last summer, young activists staged Black Lives Matter protests, marched through the streets and called for change in the wake of George Floyd's death.A year later, these young people graduate, start jobs, and move to new states. And!-->…

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The town of Flint has partnered with Crime Stoppers to present a cash reward to anyone who catches an illegal dumper. But a neighborhood club in Flint says there's a steadily growing landfill site in the Sarvis Park…

Free music that prompts us to take off our shoes and dance barefoot in the leafy parks of northern Idaho has been adding that something!-->!-->!-->…

Black and Brown community leaders call on Alameda County to officially declare gun violence a public…

When the founders of Ducks Unlimited came together in 1937 against the specter of the Great Depression, the drought of the Dust Bowl, and the clouds of war on foreign shores, the future indeed looked bleak in many ways.But while there were…

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY - The city has canceled plans to rename Hell's Kitchen Park after a famous black playwright after neighbors complained that the plan was contributing to the neighborhood's ongoing name erasure.Instead, an yet-to-be-built…

Faced with rising levels of violent crime in Chicago and most other major cities, President Joe Biden on Wednesday launched a plan to stem the outbreak with increased community efforts and tighter enforcement of gun laws to fire. Unlike…

Normally, charity galas for the organization of fine arts are held in cathedrals or halls of architectural glass showcases. The ceremonial outfits of the participants are in gold. And items available on the silent auction include!-->…

The Arkansas Community Foundation and the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative announced Tuesday, June 22, that 40 Building Black Communities Fund grants have been awarded to black-led nonprofits and serving black people in…

Rapper Lil Baby is called ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, an honor recently bestowed on Cardi B, Quavo and Gucci Mane, for her songs including "Baby", "The Bigger Picture", "Emotionally Scarred", "For the Night" and more. The…

There are fewer strict rules regarding neighborhoods (no fees or contracts), but we still asked some of the more involved in Med City how to make the most of their new communities.…

PHOTO BY LESLEY KISTNER Part of the crowd and attendees of the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau tourism grant presentation are shown. BELLEFONTE -…

The City of Carrboro has announced plans to create a Community Safety Working Group, which will explore alternatives to public and…

EGLIN AFB - The timing couldn't have been better.Allison Morris, founding member of the African-American Military Heritage Society, is delighted that the organization's inaugural event for Juneteenth took place just after US President Joe…

By Matteo Iadonisi Click here for updates on this story COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) - With a mix of summer solstice and Father's Day, the senior residents of The Landing of Collegeville have whipped up the perfect recipe…

The non-profit organization has focused on projects in England as well as across the world since its inception. The phrase "The secret of life is to give" is true in every way because it says that by…

Temperatures are heating up, as is the fun with the return of Summer on the Square, which is slated for Saturday in downtown El Dorado with a program packed with family activities. Summer on the Square is presented by Main Street El…

STANTON, Ky. (WKYT) - An exercise athon held in Stanton on Sunday was aimed at raising funds and raising awareness of Alzheimer's research.Angela Todd was the organizer who also wanted to honor her father by hosting the event on Father's…

In the middle of 2019, Sanjay Mehta, a angel investor with over 130 startups in his personal portfolio, launched 100X.VC to fund "100 Great Ideas" and organize a pipeline of "Fundable Businesses" for the biggest VCs. It unveiled its first…

Two providers of senior residences - LifeSpire of Virginia and Pinnacle Living - have teamed up to provide home care services under a new joint venture agreement. The partnership comes at a time when more and more senior care providers…

FAMU CAFS to receive $ 19 million share of USDA scholarshipFlorida A&M University is one of 1,890 land granting institutions to share $ 19 million in grants for National Institute of Food and Agriculture Fellowship of the United States…

The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announced the recent award of a $ 200,000 grant from the Longwood Foundation, which will bring the center of creating a regionally significant environmental education experience closer to the James…

MORTON - There will be an Independence Day fireworks display in the village after it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.But the annual celebration changes date and place.After more than 40 years, the fireworks display has…

Salem will embrace the start of summer - and the longest day of the year - with the Partying of music, a worldwide celebration of outdoor music.After going live last year due to COVID-19, the free event will return in person on Monday…

The town reunion will again be held at Bowe Field like last year.ADAMS, Mass. - Town Hall members will see 29 items Monday evening at the Annual Town Hall meeting at Bowe Field at 6 p.m. The first three articles are annual…

LAKELAND - For the 85th summer, the stage at the RP Funding Center will come alive with talent, technique and beauty, from the Panhandle to the Keys.The Miss Florida Scholarship Contest takes place June 24-26. The Miss Florida pageant…

You've probably never heard of Frank Thurmond Fairfax, an influential Philadelphia jazz conductor and union organizer of black musicians in the 1930s.Joshua Lee, an accomplished jazz saxophonist from South Philadelphia, decided to change…

History links LAFAYETTE OUEST, Ind. - Former Purdue Track and Field Student Chukwuebuka Enekwechi qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in…

The InspireU Film and Digital Storytelling project comes to life. The NAMBUCCA Valley Council has announced successful applicants for its “Moving Forward” community grants program, funded by the!-->…

The group whose members, then lawmaker Mike Nearman, led to a breach of the closed State Capitol was born a decade ago out of efforts funded by the billionaire Koch brothers to encourage popular support for libertarian ideals. personal…

Harris County Precinct 4 is hosting a summer movie night at the Kickerillo-Mischer reserve on June 28. (Courtesy of Harris County Precinct 4) June 19: go fishing with dad Harris County Precinct 4 is hosting a Father's Day Fishing Event…

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