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A performer in Edwina.GOWANDA — Students from Gowanda Middle School will perform "Dear Edwina Jr." as the annual musical at the historic Gowanda Hollywood Theater on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. All tickets are $5 and can be…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This date marked the beginning of a lot of uncertainty for people around the world. Stay-at-home orders would soon follow,…

In order to take advantage of the foot traffic generated by the warmer months, organizations are working to…

Earlier in the day, Transportation Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Carmen Rubio and Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association President Matchu Williams hosted a walking tour and press conference to discuss the…

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Local residents across Central Virginia came together in a march Saturday morning to demand additional state funding to support investments in school infrastructure, especially in rural areas and Commonwealth…

Una Corda – translated as “one cord” and/or “one voice” – will perform at 7:30 p.m. on February 15 at the Westbrook Music Building, Room 119. The concert is free and open to the public. It will also be webcast live. Una Corda…

KHamis Salim and the other 25 young people in his group had a busy day when I first met him in November at Tudor Creek along the Kenyan coast. Some were busy transplanting mangroves to the mudflats, while others were engaged in finding…

The community consultant and founder of Neighbors 4 Revitalization advocates for the restoration of abandoned properties in the West End and South Side of Providence. Guaba's Neighbors 4 revitalization organization led…

Posted on January 28, 2022 at 3:03 p.m. by West Side Rag Bull Moose Dog Race. Photograph by Michael McDowell. By Mary Holmes At a meeting of Community Board 7's Parks and Environment Committee on Wednesday,…

After several fatal car crashes on Fifth Street leading to Charlottesville, community members are pushing the city to do more to keep it safe.Seven people have been killed in road accidents over the past six years. More…

Eyes closed in concentration, Yuriko Ueda stretched her right hand above her head, swung her left hand to the ground, and pointed her chin to the sky.Holding this position, Ueda let a wave of orchestral music wash over…

The River Cares community group received nearly $ 15,000 in funding to develop a community emergency plan for the District of Lower Hawkesbury, integrating a range of Central Coast suburbs including Spencer, Lower Mangrove and Wendoree…

By Nick Valencia, Jade Gordon and Christina Maxouris, CNN When Leyda Becker heard a weather alert on her phone in the early in the morning of December 11 she wasn't surprised. Tornado alerts in Bowling Green are not uncommon…

Louisville metro board member Brent Ackerson worked behind the scenes with a developer to push forward a controversial development over objections from community members and the city's planning commission. Lawyer Steve Porter has called…

When planning a Black Owned Food Truck Competition in Medford, Ore., The conditions have to be near perfect. The city, in the heart of southern Oregon, lies in Jackson County, where the Black population is only 1%; the region has a…

People provided commentary on the concerns and benefits of average housing after learning more about the House Bill 2001. Lake Oswego staff and representatives from consultancy firm Cascadia Partners virtually met the!-->…

SALISBURY, MD - A new local organization called "A Cousin's Wish" is working to ensure those in need are looked after during the holiday season and beyond. Founders Chavia Savage and Asia Morgan tell 47 ABC they've been…

At Tuesday, December 7 you can help Colorado nonprofits and continue their hard work for Colorado gives birth. This year marks the 12th anniversary of statewide giving with a chance to give back to the communities and organizations you…

Seeds of Justice will receive $ 140,000 from the foundation - one of the largest grant amounts to be awarded, according to Bukata Hayes, vice president of racial and health equity at Blue Cross and Blue Shield…

A meeting scheduled this week to discuss the potential health impacts of a scrap shredding operation on the southeast side has been postponed amid criticism from residents of the city's assessment. City officials acknowledged in an…

LAKEWOOD - A cold fundraiser for Community Helping Hands has been scheduled, thanks to a recent vote from members of the Lakewood Village Board of Directors. On the morning of…

As music blasts through the gym at Northgate Community Center, seniors move their bodies at their own pace. A woman walks in place and turns her head back and forth. A man sits on the floor and stretches his legs. A group is…

Posted on November 24, 2021 Did your neighborhood association pivot during the pandemic to save an annual tradition? Have the neighbors started a new project to help…

Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs and dispel some myths surrounding its operations with an upcoming advertising and social media campaign. Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs…

Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tampa Bay presents its 2021 Fast Pitch competition Friday night, featuring eight local nonprofits as they compete for unrestricted funding and gain valuable community exposure. Hosted at the…

CAZENOVIA - On October 23, Thad Yorks, Ph.D., professor of biology and environmental biology at Cazenovia College, and Mat Webber, retired watershed educator for the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) and Cornell Cooperative…

Out at Boulder's Chautauqua Park on Saturday, Sheccid Alcaraz flipped through Jamie Chihuan's portfolio, taking time to admire the collection of paintings. Chihuan, a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder who grew up in…

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are hosting a virtual community meeting at 6 p.m. on November 1, focused on Funding Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER). The federal government has supported school districts across…

JACKSON, Mississippi (WLBT) - Last week, 3 On Your Side reported that residents of a northeastern Jackson neighborhood called attention to crime issues they say are troubling the community.These residents raised their concerns to the…

New world may have garnered most of the MMO attention this week, but there's still a lot going on in the indie scene. In fact, this is the largest indie Spotlight MMO to date, with twenty entries in total. We even have two new games in…

ASU Latin and Hispanic Community Members Honor a Variety of Cultures for Hispanic Heritage Month - and year round…

With no students or activities on the Northwestern campus during the summer of 2020, Medill senior Zach Watson took care of tending to the student-run community garden at Norris University Center. “I lived in downtown…

Have you heard of the Detroit Youth Empowerment Awards?The YEA, as they are sometimes called, was created by the CLASS agency in partnership with the City of Detroit's Department of Behavioral Health, 313 HOPE Detroit.The Youth Empowerment…

By Pamela Divack, Andrew Mohama and Lauren Woodrow After nearly 20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been many strategies to deal with the public health crisis - what responses have actually worked? Pamela Divack, Andrew…

ELLSWORTH - October 1 Kicks off the Fourth Annual The Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend (October 1-3) which will be held in conjunction with the statewide celebration of craftsmanship by the Maine Crafts Association and…

On Wednesday, the Marquette County Community Foundation held its annual celebration at the Northern Center. The celebration recognizes donors, businesses and funders who invest in the community each…

THEiliana Borrero balanced her sleeping baby on one leg as she sat and waited the 15 minutes that a nurse asked her to stay in case she had any reactions to her first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.Borrero, 38, was accompanied by her…

-Photo of the messenger by Chad Thompson Harper Lovin, then 14, is gone, and Kaylin Willingham, then 14, granddaughters of the late Reverend Al Henderson, together hold a sign urging the community to stop for pumpkins, apple cider and…

Last summer, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation, the Atlanta Dream players united against an off-field opponent: Kelly Loeffler, then U.S. Senator from Georgia and co-owner of the team. .Loeffler, a…

A mixed nut moon cake from Ruby King Bakery Cafe in Oakland Chinatown. Credit: Sheena C./Yelp…

A rotating wall puzzle helps children develop spatial skills and understand how different objects relate to each other. Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography, CC BY-NC-ND A park bench can be more than just a place to sit and wait.…

SUGAR GROVE - Knee-deep in the Watauga River, volunteers scooped up metal, plastic and more in a July 31…

CHERRY CREEK - The 2021 Gazebo concert season continues Thursday night as the sounds of Paul Zittel and Pure Country fill the Ballpark pavilion on Main Street in the hamlet of…

July 20, 2021 at 1:43 PM The historic old town is unique and authentic, as are the people who spend their days there. Jesus "Chuey" Martinez is no…

The realities of holding face-to-face meetings returned to Iowa city councilors on Tuesday when many residents took the opportunity to criticize their government face-to-face. The most unique moment of the evening came when a voter used…

UPDATE The Hot Springs board returned Covenant Recovery's conditional use request for expanded occupancy of its Linden Street residential treatment facility to the Planning Commission, voting 4-2 Tuesday night to return conditional…

Indigenous peoples in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo hope their objections to logging by the Samling group - covering an area of ​​forest roughly the size of Luxembourg - will…

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…

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…

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…

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