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Winds of Change
Published first on the Progress News, July 19, 2021 | Guest column by ORA President, John Philips Summerfest 2021 is over, and memories were made…
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Congressional Consideration
Published first on the Progress News, July 12, 2021 Local redevelopment was a bit more exciting than usual recently with a visit from US Congressman…
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Let’s Get Arty!
Published first on the Progress News, July 5, 2021 Redevelopment, at its core, is all about change – finding new ways of doing things or…
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Showing Some Love
Published first on the Progress News, June 21, 2021 This week I’d like to take a moment to show some appreciation for the folks in…
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Ready, Set, Paint!
Published first on the Progress News, June 14, 2021 If you don’t already have July 9th – 11th on your calendar, mark it now! Go…
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Published first on the Progress News, June 7, 2021 Following on from last week’s topic of our children and their truly wonderful ideas, I’d like…
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Local Perspectives of the Younger Kind
Published first on the Progress News, June 1, 2021 Redevelopment work requires significant input and feedback from the community, so that those of us pulling…
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River Roots Community Farm Ribbon-Cutting
Published first on the Progress News, May 24, 2021 It took two tries, but with the second snip of the giant scissors on Saturday, May…
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The Banners are Coming, the Banners are Coming!
Published first on the Progress News, May 17, 2021 The last year caused the postponement or cancellation of a lot of events and projects, including…
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The Farm a Community Built
Published first on the Progress News, May 10, 2021 More than a year and a half ago, Dr. David McDeavitt and I had a dream:…
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Behind the Scenes
Published first on the Progress News, May 3, 2021 Today I’d like to give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of one of the…
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Springing with Possibilities
Published first on the Progress News, April 26, 2021 Spring 2021 feels like a breath of fresh air on so many levels. We still have…