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Please enable Javascript to watch this videoPARKER, Colo. -- A battle over garbage is brewing in Douglas County.Parker homeowners and leaders of a nearby university said they won't stop fighting until the county prevents a trash and recycling transfer facility from being built in an unincorporated area just north of E-470.Homeowners filled a good portion of a lecture hall Wednesday night at Rocky Vista University for a community meeting.Parker officials, university representatives and homeowners are banding together in an attempt to force Douglas County to prevent a trash facility from being built in the area.Over time, the neighborhood has assumed a medical campus and residential identity, but neighboring land just inside unincorporated Douglas County has been zoned as commercial and industrial since 1998 -- long before homes were built in the area.Resident concerns include noise, traffic, air pollution and plummeting home values. University leaders worry the facility will hamper their efforts of attracting high-caliber student... (FOX31 Denver)
Sept. 24 at Lefty Gomez Recreation Center & Ball Field, 470 Parker Ave.It joins the chili-making and tasting, display of classic cars, musical entertainment, food trucks, margaritas, children’s activities and vendors at the family event.A morning pancake breakfast opens the event hosted by the Bay Front Chamber of Commerce of Crockett, Hercules and Rodeo.Details: 510-741-7945 or www.bayfrontchamber.com.Gilman district art walkStroll the area around Gilman Street in Berkeley at the neighborhood’s annual Art Walk from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 24.“The purpose of this event is to revitalize and strengthen the community of the Gilman District and to provide an opportunity for local artists to connect with art lovers.”The event will include music performances, food trucks, open studios and galleries. (East Bay Times)
MARTA buses to find alternate routes. After shutting down operations Monday, MARTA resumed both rail and bus service. The transit’s CEO, Keith Parker, said bus services would increase as soon as blocked roads could be cleared. Southbound lanes of interstates were packed with Irma evacuees eager to return home, though officials warned it was too soon. Wait another day, GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale cautioned. “If you’re headed back, you really need to know what you’re headed back to,” Dale said. “A lot of these places in south Georgia and Florida have no power. There are gas shortages. If they get to south Georgia or north Florida and they run out of gas, there’s a good chance they will not be able to get gas.STEER CLEAR: These are the roads closed in Atlanta after IrmaGETTING AROUND: Metro Atlanta transit to resume Wednesday“If they can wait one more day, they’re going to be headed back to a much safer area,” she said. But for those who left their homes behind in Florida, one more day was a lot to ask. It took Maryam Davani Hosseini three hours Tuesday afternoon to drive from Milton to Forsyth. Her GPS kept telling her it would be a nine-hour drive back to Miami, but it had taken her 20 hours... (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle Image 1of/9CaptionCloseImage 1 of 9Bernadette Parker collects her belongings as city officials evacuated a homeless encampment due to serious health hazards under the Highway 59 overpass, between Caroline and La Branch streets Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, in Houston. People will be able to return once the city is done with cleanup of the area. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez / Houston Chronicle ) lessBernadette Parker collects her belongings as city officials evacuated a homeless encampment due to serious health hazards under the Highway 59 overpass, between Caroline and La Branch streets Thursday, Aug. 10, ... more Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle Image 2 of 9Miguel Mendoza, left to right, Robert Lam, and Alejandro Canton with the City of Houston General Service Department break down a tent that was left behind as officials evacuated a homeless encampment due to serious health hazards under the Highway 59 overpass, between Caroline and La Branch streets Thursday, Aug. 10, 20... (Chron.com)
Etsy, Patagonia and Warby Parker are examples of well-known B Corps.) Next up for U Konserve: Expansion. “We are in the process of seeking either funding from an institution or an angel investor or a strategic partner,” Julian says. “We have the opportunity to grow to another level, which simply cannot be done with limited resources.”Julian says she’s personally happy that she and Claxton have been able to achieve their goal of building a successful eco-friendly company while raising kids. The two worked from their homes for 5 years — Julian in Scottsdale and Claxton in Sausalito, Calif. — until the company (and the kids) grew enough that outside offices made sense. “Both of us had a strong passion for creating a business that has a positive effect on the environment, and [we] wanted to make the Earth better for our kids,” she says. It’s “quite fulfilling.”/... (The Story Exchange)
