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Month: May 2018

Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance Tonight!

Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance Tonight!

Tonight, the City Council will hold the public hearing on the the plastic bag ban ordinance! This is a great first step not only to reducing our dependence on single-use plastic, but on keeping our streets (and trees!) clean. The item on the agenda is officially “Item 4.1 Ordinance-Amend Ch. 270 By Creating A New Section Prohibiting Single-Use Plastic Bags.” Check out the full proposed ordinance here (PDF). Any retail or grocery store 3,000 sq. ft. or geater distributing single…

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Kerouac Park Revitalization Project!

Kerouac Park Revitalization Project!

The City of Lowell is trying to bring a new renaissance to the park named after a Lowell-born founder of the San Francisco Renaissance. And if the city can raise $25,000, it will get a matching $25,000 from MassDevelopment, marking a $50,000 upgrade for an important but overlooked space. The fundraising page is now open and accepting donations. A rare bit of public park in the downtown area, Kerouac Park has long been used as a location for annual Kerouac celebrations,…

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Fellow White People…Can We Talk?

Fellow White People…Can We Talk?

This is a post that has been simmering in my mind for quite some time. I’m not going to say anything profound that hasn’t been said elsewhere, a hundred times and more eloquently, by both people of color and white people (and let’s face it, white people are more likely to listen to other white people, that’s been part of the problem all along). In the wake of just story after story after story of white people calling the cops on…

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