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Mayor Breed, Santa give toys to Chinatown children in SRO hotels | Local News

Three hundred children living in single room occupancy hotels, or SROs, got a holiday gift from Mayor London Breed, Santa Claus and other San Francisco officials. The event, including food and music, was held in Chinatown at the Gordon J. Lau Elementary School at 1:30 p.m. A typical room in an SRO hotel is a […]

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Arkansas

‘Tis the season for the Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights | Photos & Videos

A statewide celebration of the holiday season, the Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights, continues now through the end of the year. Towns across The Natural State are taking part with events and activities. Displays in many locations will be lit into the new year. Hit the road and spend time with friends and family while […]

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City Council

Nauvoo City Council approves temple visitors center site plan | Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa | #citycouncil

NAUVOO, Ill. _ The Nauvoo City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Nov. 14, to approve the revised site plan application for the Nauvoo Temple Visitors Center. But, to borrow a sports metaphor, the contest was much tighter than the final score. Elder Jeremiah Morgan, who introduced himself as an Area Seventy for The Church of Jesus […]

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City Council

Dalton City Council approves stormwater projects | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council on Monday voted 3-0 to more forward on three stormwater projects. Council member Dennis Mock was absent during this section of the meeting, and Mayor David Pennington, who typically votes only when there is a tie, voted. One seat is vacant. The council members agreed to: • Accept a temporary construction […]

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Dalton City Council removes school bond issue from tonight’s meeting agenda | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council has removed a resolution to have the Dalton Building Authority issue $13 million in bonds for Dalton Public Schools to buy school buses from the agenda for its meeting tonight. “We looked back at the school board’s last meeting and thought that their plans were not clear,” said Mayor David Pennington. […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas tourism now a $9.2 billion industry, economic study finds

Arkansas tourism now a $9.2 billion industry, economic study finds | KATVPlease ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibility Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:48:11 GMT (1698112091233) db84538e268cc7b1d9412466564a3c6d828ab50a ff8b1a49e62a719c21bf36bf52d5f1466f037b24 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Asks Halloween Revelers to Stay Away

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asked Halloween partygoers to avoid its streets this year, fearing the post-pandemic return of tourists may lead to chaotic mobs and crowd crushes like the fatal incident in Seoul last year. “This year we are making it clear to the world that Shibuya is not a venue for Halloween,” […]

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City Council

Supporting cities to improve food justice | #citycouncil

Published: Sunday, 24th September 2023 In 2021, Birmingham City Council launched the Global Food Justice Pledge (GFJP) at the 7th Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum. MUFPP is an international agreement on urban food policies signed by over 200 cities from all over the world. Birmingham City Council has been serving as an […]

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Dalton City Council expected to vote on street paving contract Monday | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council meets Monday at 6 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel. The council members are scheduled to vote on a $1.7 million contract with Bartow Paving of Cartersville to mill, resurface and restripe 4.52 miles of city streets. […]

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ACC Mayor & Commission hosts special called session to determine legitimacy of HPC decision | City News

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission hosted a special called session on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in order to determine an appeal against a prior Historic Preservation Commission decision. This HPC decision would allow Jason Williams, property owner of 120 W Cloverhurst Ave., to construct an additional two-car garage and upstairs living space. Williams also rents […]

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