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WATCH LIVE | $3.8 billion, 100-acre 'megadevelopment' breaks ground in Bronzeville

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

CHICAGO — The "largest mixed-use project ever undertaken in Chicago" breaks ground Wednesday thanks to $60 million in city funding.According to a press release from public relations firm Purpose Brand, LLC, the 100-acre megadevelopment dubbed Bronzeville Lakefront will be constructed on the site of the former Michael Reese Medical Campus and is "the nation’s first megadevelopment to have a 50% Black development team," with "a 98% diverse or minority supplier team for the infrastructure portion of the project." See the day-by-day lineup for Lollapalooza 2023 The project is expected to create 45,000 construction jobs, 31,000 long-term, full-time jobs, and have an overall economic impact of $8.2 billion, according to the project's website.The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m and include Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.WGN plans to livestream the event within this story beginning at approximately 10:25 a.m.

Report: Austin rent prices slowly decreasing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report shows rent prices are slowly starting to drop in Austin.Zumper's latest report shows that the median-rent for one-bedrooms in Austin is down for the third month in a row. This month, it dropped by 4.2% to $1,600.The city's one-bedroom median price peaked at $1,720 in September 2022, according to the report. Report: You’d need five minimum wage jobs to afford a typical apartment in Austin Zumper credits the slight decrease to the effects of a post-COVID society. "Since then, the realities of an undersupplied market and return-to-office policies have set in," the report said. "Demand from new transplants is ebbing as many tech workers are called back to the office, either full-time or on a hybrid schedule," the report continued. Zumper said that trend is also reflected in Austin's for-sale market. KXAN reported earlier this month that houses for sale are spending a longer average amount of time on the market, according to the Austin Board of Realtors.

Mary deLaittre to step down as founding executive director of Great River Passage Conservancy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

Mary deLaittre, the founding executive director of the Great River Passage Conservancy, plans to step down next week from the St. Paul-based river planning and advocacy organization she helped establish. Communications and development manager Laura Bray will act as interim director until her successor is chosen.“The organization has launched a search for a new executive director, which is currently underway, and that new E.D. will focus on fundraising and advocacy,” said deLaittre, who said board members began general succession planning seven months ago. “We’ve been very planful.”deLaittre, whose professional background is in architecture and urban design, joined the city of St. Paul in 2016 as the manager of its “Great River Passage” initiative, an effort to better connect the Mississippi River’s 17 miles of riverfront corridor in St. Paul to residents and visitors. Three years later, she left City Hall to become the inaugural direct...

Gov. Hochul's request to join Buffalo Pride Parade declined

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Pride Center of Western New York and Evergreen Health announced Tuesday that Governor Kathy Hochul and her administration's request to join the Buffalo Pride Parade and Festival was declined over a budget policy. The organizations released a statement together to explain their reason, which can be seen in full below. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In a Monday letter to Hochul, Pride Center Executive Director Kelly Craig and Evergreen President and CEO Ray Ganoe further elaborate on the decision. They also said they welcome a discussion about their concerns concerning the 340B drug pricing program. "Your policy proposes to make healthcare access harder and care worse for millions of LGBTQ+ people across the state," the letter says.A spokesperson for Hochul responded Tuesday afternoon, saying: "Governor Hochul is a steadfast supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and has the record to back it up, usin...

Saratoga grand jury files against three men involved in shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga DA Karen Heggen reports that the Saratoga County Grand Jury directed filing of prosecutor's information regarding three individuals involved in the November 20, 2022, shooting in downtown Saratoga Springs. The Vermont deputy that was also involved in the shooting, was charged on March 28 including attempted murder and assault charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Last month, three officers who were part of the shootout—as well as other members of the Saratoga Springs police department—received subpoenas to testify in front of a grand jury. The officers had been responding to a shootout between two men identified as Alex Colon, a barber from Utica and Vito Caselnova, an off duty, part-time Rutland Vermont Deputy. Caselnova’s attorney, Greg Teresi, claims it was Colon and a group of other men who came after his client and girlfriend. “He [Colon] brought a gun to a fistfight. And ...

Yard waste pick-up in Clifton Park begins April 3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Curbside yard waste pick-up will be available for Clifton Park residents beginning on April 3. The service will be available through the end of November, weather permitting. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “The Town has offered this valuable service to Clifton Park residents for many years, said Town Supervisor Phil Barrett.  This year the Town is partnering with Twin Bridges Waste and Recycling to ensure yard waste is removed, processed, and recycled timely and professionally”.Twin Bridges will collect leaves, grass clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, and other brushes packaged in brown paper yard waste bags only. Small, bunded brush less than four feet long and three feet in diameter will be collected. Bundles must be tied together to allow for easy pick-up and disposal. Bake sale raises money for Epilepsy Foundation and scholarship Yard waste will not be collected from garbage cans or ot...

Bake sale raises money for Epilepsy Foundation and scholarship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The annual Purple Cupcakes for Epilepsy fundraiser returned to SUNY Schenectady, bringing together alumni bakers who help bake and sell cupcakes decorated with purple to represent the condition.Founder Stephen Piorkowski said he survived childhood illness at just age two which now causes him to have seizures.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “As I proceeded, I saw a doctor here in Albany and I took this medicine called Kepra and here I am, four years without a seizure," Piorkowski said. He started the annual bake sale after he graduated from SUNY Schenectady in hopes to raise awareness about the condition and inspire others like Mary Silvestri and her 9-year-old daughter Anna who was diagnosed with Epilepsy. “It was really important for me to have Anna here with me to participate. When somebody is going through this, you want to find the positive and the light in something like this and for Ann...

Five officers hurt after four-car crash in Maryland Heights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Five St. Louis-area police officers, one K-9 officer and one toddler were hurt early Wednesday morning after a four-car crash on Interstate 70 in Maryland Heights. All were hospitalized with various injuries. The crash happened off I-70 eastbound just west of 270 around 1:45 a.m. The driver at fault in the crash, Matthew Jones, 31, in custody for suspicion of DWI and faces several felony charges, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW A MSHP spokesperson said Lake St. Louis Police units were at the location after a previous chase. Numerous officers stopped after responding to the chase, then they were struck while finishing up some follow-up work. According to the Missouri Sta...

Jefferson County gives 20 acres near fairgrounds to Westernaires as permanent home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

The Westernaires, a youth horse-riding organization that’s been around for more than 70 years, is getting 20 acres of ground next to the Jeffco Fairgrounds on which to train its riders.Jefferson County this month agreed to transfer 20.69 acres southeast of the fairgrounds to the Westernaires, giving the organization that was founded in 1949 a permanent home on property they have used for their programs and facilities for decades.There is a deed restriction attached to the land transfer that requires the Westernaires to use the property for its programs or for other park and open space purposes. If it doesn’t, the county can take the property back.Additionally, Jefferson County commissioners would need to approve any transfer or new use of the property. The county first conveyed land at the fairgrounds — four acres — to the Westernaires in 1964. They received another 1.4 acres in 2001.Related ArticlesColorado News | Calls to save Jeffco Fairgrounds ...

Criminal? Refugee? Spy?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:50:41 GMT

As is common knowledge, commencing in 2022, thousands of individuals crossed into Turkey in order to avoid military action. However, we are only interested in one individual who departed the country in the mass exodus and who does not initially appear to be a typical citizen. We were able to investigate this case thanks to a police department source from whom we obtained information - writes Ozgur KhaniThe individual concerned is Denis Shapiro, a citizen of the Russian Federation, Israel, and Canada (his former second name is Tymarkin). He was serving a five-year sentence for fraud, murder, duplicity, and swindling in a Russian penitentiary.In addition, after committing one of these offences in 2009, he fled to Canada with his family to avoid police and prison. Shapiro attempted to conceal his past from the Canadian boarding services, but the police quickly discovered the truth and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service opened an investigation into his case.  The bank accou...