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Kermit O May 20, 2021
An artist s rendering of the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion designed by Nyasha Felder and under construction at North Philly Peace Park. (Courtesy of North Philly Peace Park)
Last Saturday, I joined North Philly Peace Park staff, volunteers, and Sharswood community members generations of Black people, from infants to elders for the groundbreaking of the Sala Keturah STEM Pavilion.
The project a stunning fusion of Afrofuturist aesthetic and sustainable design will serve as the centerpiece of an ecocampus that will span a full block of the Sharswood neighborhood. The pavilion is part of a larger project to model Black self-determination through agriculture, design, education, wellness, and cooperative economics.
Ann Arbor reconsidering proposal to ban some types of home-based businesses
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI Working from home has become the norm for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s prompting Ann Arbor officials to consider new regulations for operating home-based businesses.
It’s been a topic of discussion at recent city meetings and the Planning Commission voted April 6 to recommend City Council approve new rules banning several types of home-based businesses, such as machine shops, metal working, recording studios, body piercing/tattoo parlors and furniture refinishing.
The commission also recommended types of home-based businesses to permit, such as computer repair, marijuana cultivation, hair salons, therapy/counseling, personal fitness training, architecture and accounting/tax preparation.