CLOSE Federal and state agencies are working with pet and aquarium stores across the U.S. to remove moss balls infected with zebra mussels. Here’s why. Wochit Until recently, moss balls were known as an ornamental product for aquariums that help generate oxygen and remove nitrates. But last week, federal officials found […]
Recreation
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Bald Eagle Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo was held on Wednesday, March 10. “We are pleased to open a new and improved Bald Eagle Exhibit in our Wild New Jersey area. This will enhance our visitors’ experience and provide them with a […]
City Parks and Recreation Director Joel Dunn said the clearing work as part of the renovation of Battle Park is being done because a local expert advised a lot of invasive species of plant life at the park needed to be controlled. Dunn told the City Council during a council […]
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. With more and more Americans receiving vaccines, the City of Denver will soon begin reopening recreation centers and pools. According to the just-announced schedule, on May 3 the weight rooms […]
Mark Hughes Cobb | The Tuscaloosa News If readers should know of any virtual concerts or other entertainment underway, please share to [email protected], so we can help spread the word. LOCAL MUSIC FRIDAY Chase Evan: 6-9 p.m., Lookout Rooftop Bar, Hotel Indigo, 111 Greensboro Ave. ONLINE EVENTS THURSDAY Hank Lazer and […]
Discussions about bringing back earmarks have germinated on Capitol Hill in recent years. But now House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro announced weeks ago her committee’s plan to solicit members’ requests for earmarks, the system of designating funds for specific local projects that’s been banned for a decade. Earmarks were eliminated […]
One after another, like a relentless set of dominoes falling, states closed their schools as the pandemic swept across the nation last March. For America’s students and their families, so much has changed and been lost, but somehow also found in the last 52 weeks. Students learned to live without […]
Brad Distel, left, and David Morris begin construction of a new garden at the Montrose Field House on Monday, March 8, 2021. (Josue Perez/Montrose Daily Press) Montrose Recreation District took a step forward in its mission to construct a community garden and teach nutrition benefits and healthy lifestyles. MRD program […]
Officials in Charleston, South Carolina, have been thinking about what to do about parking for close to a decade, says Ross Appel, a city council member and land-use attorney. In January, the council voted to use its emergency powers to do away with parking-minimum policies on its historic King Street […]
Middle and high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will head back to campus two days a week in late April or early May, assuming various stars align. By that time, barely any of the school year will be left to salvage — which is why state […]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) — Everything seemed normal this past Tuesday morning for Grand Chute Utilities Specialist Tyler Malszycki. “[I was] doing some routine sanitary sewer cleaning,” he told Local 5. Then Malszycki saw something not so routine: “I noticed probably an eight or nine year old boy struggling over […]
SUN CITY, AZ — It didn’t matter how they arrived or what they were driving. More than 500 people 55 and older who call Sun City home got their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Sundial Recreation Center Wednesday. “It made life just so much more convenient just to […]
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Dallas residents can now check a new city database listing whether businesses are requiring masks for people who are inside. The Dallas business mask requirements database launched Wednesday, hours after Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders lifting business occupancy restrictions and the state’s face-covering rule went into effect at midnight. The city […]
This Aug. 21, 2019 image shows Lake Powell near Page, Arizona. A plan by Utah could open the door to the state pursuing an expensive pipeline that critics say could further deplete the lake, which is a key indicator of the Colorado River’s health. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) Susan Montoya […]
CLOSE Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, in his State of the City address, discusses a variety of efforts to bring equity to the city through a program dubbed ‘The People Plan’ The Detroit News Detroit — Mayor Mike Duggan vowed a fight Tuesday to put an end to redlining in car insurance […]
The swim season is in full swing with exciting meets across the state leading to shifts throughout the rankings. Not every team that climbed the rankings did so off of a victory, with impressive times highlighting efforts amid a statewide schedule that is more unbalanced than usual. Meet this week’s […]
The Heritage Oaks Golf Course survey is now available online until March 19 at 5 p.m. for any member of the public to share their thoughts about the municipal facility. The survey is part of the Heritage Oaks financial and operation analysis commissioned by City Council. The 29-question survey includes […]
FAIRFIELD — Hundreds of people are calling for officials to restore the conservation administrator, one of the positions recently cut in First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick’s reorganization plan. The position was eliminated in the plan and the upcoming budget, sparking concerns that this would understaff the department and leave the town’s […]
McCall, Idaho This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org). “That sign is wrong,” David Simmonds said as we snowshoed past the warning: “Danger Thin Ice.” Out on the frozen lake, a few hundred feet from shore, a layer of slush had formed between the 3 inches of […]
Marc Saltzman, Special to USA TODAY Published 4:21 a.m. ET March 10, 2021 CLOSE Some dashcams support remote wireless viewing via a smartphone or tablet app. (Photo: ©2017 Thinkware USA All rights reserved) Once reserved for police vehicles, dashboard cameras – “dashcams” or “dash cams,” for short – have become a […]
Texas is ending its mask mandate on Wednesday, one week after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that the state would lift its COVID-19 restrictions. Abbott’s move makes Texas the largest state to lift its requirement for face coverings. He attributed the move to an increasing vaccination pace and a low statewide positivity rate. […]
For Penn State professor Jadrian Wooten, the popular TV show “Parks and Recreation” is more than a funny show — it’s a tool he uses to educate students. Wooten, an associate teaching professor of economics, uses popular culture and TV references in his classes to teach his students, which has […]