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An interview with our longtime layout editor Tony Zralka who retired in February after 45 years in the business. The post How Laying Out a Paper Has Changed in 45 Years appeared first on South Side Weekly.
An interview with our longtime layout editor Tony Zralka who retired in February after 45 years in the business. The post How Laying Out a Paper Has Changed in 45 Years appeared first on South Side Weekly.
This is post 64 of 64 in the series “The Exchange” The Weekly’s poetry corner, where a poem or piece of writing is presented with a prompt. Readers are welcome to respond to the prompt with original poems, and pieces may be featured in the next issue of the Weekly. The Exchange: To Our Flags […] The
This is post 64 of 64 in the series “The Exchange” The Weekly’s poetry corner, where a poem or piece of writing is presented with a prompt. Readers are welcome to respond to the prompt with original poems, and pieces may be featured in the next issue of the Weekly. The Exchange: To Our F
As demand for industrial space increases in the South Bay and Inland Empire, the Gateway Cities continue to hold interest from tenants. MEI Rigging & Crating committed to a five-year lease renewal at a 248,105-square-foot industrial property in La Mirada, Colliers announced in a press release. The d
Students marched throughout Southern California to protest ICE violence. (Photo: Yadid Ibares) On Friday, February 6, students from several high schools throughout Orange and LA Counties collaborated. Together, they organized walkouts on their respective campuses in protest of last month’s civilian
The Mamdani administration is appealing a court decision compelling the city to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program—a suit he said he’d drop—after negotiations with advocates and City Council leaders failed to produce a compromise in time. The post Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadli
"For smaller, neighborhood-based practices—the backbone of primary care in immigrant communities—this level of disruption is an existential crisis: when community providers are destabilized, patient care suffers." The post Opinion: Albany Must Act to Prevent a Healthcare Crisis in Asian-American Com
New York’s coldest winter in decades exacerbated a trend of steadily increasing utility rates. The average National Grid winter gas bill for NYC residential customers rose by 25 percent from last winter to this winter, according to the company's filings. The post New Yorkers’ Energy Bills Soared Dur
Students from Alhambra High School with their signs at the February 26 walkout (photo: Rosalind Jones) Students from Alhambra Unified School District gathered on Friday, February 27 for a peaceful walkout to draw attention to issues of racial justice and the impact of immigration raids on families.
"Tying New York City’s housing solution to an infamously mercurial president already distracted by a war and midterm elections seems like a risky gamble. By focusing on two key areas within the Yard, a significant part of the benefit can be achieved without the same level of complication and cost."
“This is how we get ahead of crime instead of chasing it after the fact,” says Traci Park. The post 100 Automated License Plate Readers to be Installed in CD 11 appeared first on Knock LA.
Councilmember Traci Park supports installing license plate readers throughout CD 11. (Photo: LA City Gov) If you’re living in Westside LA Council District 11, represented by Councilmember Traci Park, every breath you take, every move you make, they’ll be watching you — at least if you’re driving a c
The core of the governor's proposal is to push back New York's first big deadline for emissions reductions mandated by its landmark 2019 climate law. In an op-ed outlining her proposed changes, Hochul said she considers that original target out of reach. The post Hochul Unveils 11th-Hour Push to Def
"The governor should finally reorient the state’s transportation policy around reducing vehicle miles traveled and giving all New Yorkers better, safer, more affordable options to get around and get ahead." The post Opinion: Hochul Must Rescue New York Transit Riders From a Wider Cross Bronx Express
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development's workshops will help organizations learn more about the city's planning and building processes—a response to an uptick in faith-based and mission driven groups looking to build housing on their land. The post City to Offer Free Classes for Reli
"Homeless and at-risk New Yorkers need a lifeline in the immediate term, and the governor must join the Assembly and the Senate in expanding the HAVP pilot to $250 million." The post Opinion: Expand NY’s Housing Access Voucher Program appeared first on City Limits.
The funding will support internships for CUNY student journalists at two nonprofit newsrooms, City Limits and THE CITY, where Tom Robbins served as editor at different chapters in his storied journalism career. The post New Investigative Reporting Fund Honors Late Journalist Tom Robbins appeared fir
A tiny house in a backyard. An apartment over a garage. A home in an attic. These are just some types of ancillary dwelling units, or ADUs, New York City is making a concerted push to help legally build across the boroughs. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development on Wednesday launched
The sun sets over Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Sudan, located in northeast Africa, borders Egypt to the north and Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan to the south. Rich in culture, history, and resources, the country is being brutally torn apart by one of the worst
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