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Apr 03 2024
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Denver nonprofit Urban Peak embroiled in wage dispute as it completes four-story youth homeless shelter
In what’s become an ugly dispute centered on a feel-good project, Denver’s best-known nonprofit working to solve youth homelessness is being accused of underpaying its contractors as it builds a four-story, $38 million shelter. Urban Peak, which plans to open the new, dormitory-style shelter this summer, paid its construction crews at residential rates instead of business construction rates,
The Colorado SunMar 14 2024
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Microsoft Office certification classes at the Greater Milwaukee Urban League
The Greater Milwaukee Urban League has been empowering communities and changing lives for over 100 years.
Dr. Eve Hall, President and CEO of The Greater Milwaukee Urban League, joined TMJ4 News at 4 from their offices to explain a special program that wrapped up Thursday.
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WTMJ 4 MilwaukeeMar 21 2024
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Urban farming sees boost in interest in Northeast Florida farmers markets
GALLERY GOES HERE PLEASE. “Kill your lawn” is the slogan of HOA nightmares. But for Chandanko Farms, it’s a call to action for urban farming. Michael “Mikey” Howell, 36, and Chandra Lukas, 44, began their garden-turned-farm in 2022 on the front lawn of their home in Murray Hill. It all started for them when they decided to start eating better and focusing on their health. “It was months in the
Florida Times-UnionMar 13 2024
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Illustration: See obstacles migrating salmon face in urban streams
Thousands of streams cut across Western Washington, passageways for salmon traveling from Puget Sound. Urban streams can potentially have many barriers that could threaten to end the fishes’ journey before they have a chance to spawn. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is operating under a federal court order to remove fish barriers under state crossings. But even after
The Seattle TimesMar 12 2024
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Kansas City woman bringing bee farms to urban communities
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City doctor has turned her love for the outdoors into a mission. When she’s not caring for children, she’s a beekeeper, and her apiaries are in unconventional spaces for a purpose. Dr. Marion Pierson, founder of MO Hives KC, is bringing sweetness to a sour situation. “What we’re really doing is converting vacant space that people see as a negative in the community
Fox 4 Kansas CityMar 19 2024
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EPA digs into Charlottesville Urban Garden during National Agriculture Week
PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade marked National Agriculture Week by visiting Charlottesville High School’s urban garden to learn from students about their sustainable agriculture practices and impact on the Charlottesville, Virginia community. During
Environmental Protection AgencyApr 03 2024
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New takeout/delivery spot in West Charlotte puts an urban twist on soul food favorites
Nicole’s Good Eats & Sweets — which once operated out of a South End ghost kitchen, but shut down a few years ago — is back. This time, you’ll find the restaurant churning out deliveries and takeout orders through a walkup window at the City West Commons shopping center. Owner Nicole Peterkin, who has been a caterer for 20 years and grew up in New York City, crafts what she calls “urban
Charlotte ObserverMar 14 2024
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Urban development uncovering, disrupting ancient Tennessee Native American graves
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — In January, state archeologists were called to a private property in Franklin after human remains were discovered below the ground. The discovery wasn’t of a “criminal or forensic matter,” a spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conversation (TDEC) said. Rather, the spot was determined to be where around 1,000 years ago, Native Americans
WKRN News 2Mar 19 2024
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Dumbo Market's New 'Urban Market' Is Closer To Opening In Hoboken: See When
Signage recently appeared in the windows amid ongoing construction at the base of the residential building at 1425 Washington St. (See above photos.) 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher said Tuesday in her newsletter, "Although I had originally heard late spring for opening, I heard yesterday it was more likely to be a summer opening. Can’t wait!" That newly developed block of upper
Patch.comMar 29 2024
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Look at God: New Orleans deaconess wins HGTV’s 2023 Urban Oasis home giveaway
As most Christians celebrate the days leading up to Easter, one New Orleans church volunteer has an extra reason to rejoice and be glad. During this Holy Week, HGTV announced New Orleans resident and deaconess Phyliss Jackson-Polk as the winner of its 2023 Urban Oasis home giveaway. “I never thought this would happen to me. I thought it was a prank until I saw Brian at my door,” she said in a
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