Letter to the Editor: Ralph Becker: Billboard legislation represents the worst of Utah politics
“Once again, lobbyists for the outdoor advertising industry are pursuing special-interest legislation in the 2018 Utah Legislature to further undermine citizens’ and local governments’ ability to decide how and where billboards should exist in…
Nelson couple grants ‘immediate access’ for Atlantic Coast Pipeline tree felling
“Hours before their case was scheduled to go before a federal judge, Will and Lilia Fenton, owners of the Nelson County-based Fenton Inn, reached an understanding with Atlantic Coast Pipeline, allowing the project “immediate…
Williamsburg Book Festival collects oral histories about Tidewater’s lost towns
“In celebration of Black History Month, the Williamsburg Book Festival is working on its “Lost Communities of the Virginia Peninsula” project, according to festival organizer Greg Lilly. The project aims to tell the oral…
Munhall council votes to advance plans for a public park instead of selling the Waterfront-adjacent parcel
“The pressure of the crowd at the Munhall Borough Council meeting on Wednesday evening appears to have altered the fate of a 7-acre parcel near The Waterfront. The council was poised to make a…
Seneca Village: NYC’s First Settlement of Black Landowners
“If you walk through Central Park on the western side, around the 85th Street entrance, you’ll come across a very wordy sign commemorating “Seneca Village.” It was a community, founded in 1825, of mostly…
‘Little Pink House’ movie gets April release date
“The film “Little Pink House,” about the eminent domain battle in New London, is scheduled for a limited theater release on April 20, with a cinema-on-demand element. The information was reported in The Hollywood…
Danville should honor African-Americans by taking ownership of cemetery
“The City of Danville, rightfully, is considering honoring the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interestingly, Moneta Sleet Jr., whose father was born in Perryville, was awarded the Pulitzer…
HISTORIC WINTERSBURG GETS SUPPORT FROM CITY BOARD
“The Huntington Beach Historic Resources Board, during a public meeting at City Hall on Feb. 7, voted to support the preservation of the Historic Wintersburg site. Once the hub of the Japanese American community…
Editorial Opposes Use of Eminent Domain to Give Property to For-Profit Developer
“The NorthJersey editorial board opposes a recent use of eminent domain in the borough of Emerson, where the Borough Council recently voted “to seize four properties in the downtown that will enable a for-profit…