EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DAVE MARSHALL WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION
After nine years on City Council, and much recent speculation as to his future plans, Councilor Dave Marshall announced his intentions, “I will not be seeking reelection to City Council this... Read more
by Tony Zeli The salt marshes of Upper Fore River are polluted with nitrogen leading to a host of problems for the birds, fish, crabs, clams and other marine life that find food and shelter... Read more
Adam Marletta On Monday, June 1, at midnight, the civil-rights eroding, post-9/11 legislation known as The Patriot Act, finally died a quiet death when the U.S. Senate failed to garner enoug... Read more
Congress Square Park: Derelict Space to Summer Hot Spot
The Revitalization of Congress Square Park by Tony Zeli There is a new venue in town. Wednesday night concerts, Third Thursday art events, Friday night dancing with live music, Saturday morn... Read more
by Tony Zeli As the debates around the budget demonstrate, resources are scarce in the City. Parks and green spaces are often hardest hit, and the City’s budget has long neglected trees. The... Read more
LA VIDA LOCAL- IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE: TREES
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Have you gone to a different city and reported back to your friends, “I loved the wonderful parks and gardens there.”? How about, “Wow, I really... Read more
by Sam Pelletier Tommy stumbles out of bed at 12:45 p.m. and retrieves his EBT card from atop his antique mahogany dresser. He walks down into the basement; past the golf clubs, past the sno... Read more
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SKY – June 2015
by Leo Knighton Tallarico The stage has been set from the important planetary aspects earlier this spring. The eclipses and exact pass of Uranus square Pluto shook up the status quo and have... Read more
Adam Marletta As we continue our societal shift from a print-based culture which emphasizes the importance of reading, fact-based reporting, and critical thinking, to one dominated by images... Read more
The Rent is Always Due
Adam Marletta “It takes a scary kind of illness/To design a place like this for pay,” Jello Biafra proclaims on the Dead Kennedy’s “This Could Be Anywhere,” a s... Read more