John Conyers III announces his candidacy for his father's old job
The announcement, which had been expected more than a month before the candidate filed his official papers several weeks ago, still had a whiplash headline:
“John Conyers Formally Announces Bid for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District” it read.
Huh? The longest-serving …
Austin Passes First Paid Sick Leave Policy in the South
At nearly 1 a.m. on Thursday night, the Austin City Council passed a citywide, mandatory paid sick leave policy that will provide sick days to around 87,000 workers. After more than five hours of emotional testimony and debate, the proposal …
Get in on The Glam: San Diego Film Foundation’s Oscars Party
Want to be part of the glitz and glam of Oscar night? Well, you can dress up, and walk the red carpet, too — and you don’t even have to leave San Diego. For the fourth year, the San Diego …
CityViews: Revitalization, Not Gentrification, is What’s Coming to Mott Haven
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The view down 163rd Street in Mott Haven in 2007.
Over the last five years, Mott Haven in the South Bronx has gone through a resurgence with such speed that the new vitality of the neighborhood has caught many …
Flu now blamed for 84 child deaths this season, CDC says
The deaths of 22 more children from flu-related causes were reported Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its weekly surveillance report.
Those deaths bring the total number of childrend reported to have died to …
Barnes & Noble is killing itself
I’ve been chronicling the slow demise of B&N for years now, watching the company bleed out, drop by drop, until it has become a shell of its former value. B&N was a cultural center in places without cultural centers. It …
Man arrested after missing man’s body found in Catskill
CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Police say they have arrested a man in connection with the death of Brandyn Foster.
Foster’s body was found by New York State Police last week near his former home on Toolhouse Road.
The Greene County …
Twiggy the waterskiing squirrel is coming to Detroit
In days such as these, what everyone really needs is something to lift the spirits and calm the heart.……
Vote Assured on SDSU West Project; Rival SoccerCity Eager for Debate
Updated at 7:04 p.m. Feb. 15, 2018 More than 100,000 signatures from supporters of a ballot initiative that would pave the way for San Diego State University to acquire the SDCCU Stadium property for campus expansion were certified by the …
Intergenerational care: Where kids help the elderly live longer
On the surface, Nightingale House in London looks like any other residential home for the elderly. With almost 200 residents, it’s one of the the largest care homes in the country.
It’s Tuesday morning, and more than 20 residents are …