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The city of Aurora is set to change the traffic pattern Monday on South River Street, between Prairie Street and North Avenue, for about 1½ years.At times during those 18 months, River Street will be closed completely between those streets, which will mean a detour using Prairie, Lake and Gale streets.The lane and street closure is necessary for an environmental cleanup on Nicor and ComEd properties, as well as on city right-of-way.In particular, the cleanup is part of a deal signed about a year ago between the city and Nicor to clean up a site where Nicor once made manufactured gas.Manufactured gas was what was burned for light and heating in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and it was made by refining a number of things to create a number of burnable gases.One of the main ingredients was coal, which was burned to create the gas. One of the residues of that was coal tar, which is what the gas company buried during an era before there were any environmental laws or regulations, city officials said. (Chicago Tribune)
AURORA, N.C. (WITN) - Some softball and baseball fields are getting a makeover and you're invited to help with the project.With a nearly $150,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Aurora, in Beaufort County, will renovate the fields near downtown in an effort to increase opportunities for youth to be active and engaged in community activities. Community members are invited to come out and help this Saturday and next Saturday from 7-10 a.m. at the Aurora Recreation Complex. The idea to renovate the fields came out of a community meeting last year where people shared their concerns about how local youth spend their free time and what might be done to address local gang activity. (WITN)
One artist who is using repurposed plastic waste in her work, with the aim of inspiring people to take action, is Aurora Robson.This Canadian sculptor describes herself as not only an artist but also an environmental activist.Robson has explained to Inhabitat that she views her work as “a wonderful opportunity to give people space to reflect on their behavior and on their relationship to matter and material that they come across in their daily lives.” She hopes that her decision to use discarded plastic to create beautiful artworks will cause people to consider how they can be more cautious about the plastic they use in their everyday lives, and to think twice before simply throwing it out.This incredible piece, “Plant Perception,” depicts an eerie, octopus-like form invading an office building.It could be interpreted as nature’s attempt to fight back against unchecked, environmentally destructive corporate greed.This sculpture, “Isla”, bears a remarkable resemblance to a structure that might be found on a marine coral reef – calling to mind the marine animals and plants that are threatened by our waste.img class="aligncenter wp-image-1481282363" src="http://ogp-cdn.aws.onegreenplanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2017/06/aurora3.jpg" alt="This Innovative Artist Uses Reclaimed Plastic Waste to Produce Stunning Works of Art!" width="444" height="522" sr... (One Green Planet)
Appliances, electronics, car parts, and hazardous waste will not be accepted. Denver isn't the only one getting in on the spring cleaning fever. Aurora has a cleanup day scheduled at six different sites. A map can be found here. The towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne had to cancel their cleanup days because of the weather. ... (The Denver Channel)
AURORA, Colo. – Illegal dumpers beware! Aurora will soon be using a new tool to track you down.The city has purchased three moveable cameras, to use as a deterrent to illegal dumping, and to help catch the culprits.City spokesman Michael Bryant told Denver7 that the cameras will be used in tandem at one location to deal with an issue there, and can then be moved to a second problem area.Former city councilwoman Nadine Caldwell says illegal dumping has been problem for decades.“We first noticed it back in 1976,” she said. “People were leaving stoves and refrigerators out in the alleys.”Caldwell, who lives in the hardest-hit area, says stoves and refrigerators are no longer a problem.She said they contain enough metal that scavengers scoop them up quickly.Furniture and mattresses are are what gets left behind.Caldwell says there is no longer a secondary market for those items because of concern about bedbugs.When asked why northwest Aurora seems to be the dumping area of choice, Caldwell... (The Denver Channel)
