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Remaking the Climate-Resilient City
The pandemic has forced just about every part of society to reckon with resilience, but for cities the question is especially urgent. Will the global trend toward urbanization, which has been underway for more than 50 years, change its trajectory? Will increasing density remain the norm?
The intersection of these two issues resilience and urbanism is relevant in a COVID context, but it s also increasingly important in a climate context.
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Early work begins for North Amherst Library expansion
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By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST Removal of two large trees from the backyard at the North Amherst Library is a sign that a planned expansion of the 1893 building remains on track for this year.
With the trees gone from where the addition’s north wall will go, the initial steps to begin construction are taking place, Town Manager Paul Bockelman said Jan. 19. The project is being paid for by an anonymous donor.
Recently, a drilling rig was on site to take soil samples so the addition’s foundation can be designed, and the Department of Public Works, after taking away the stumps, dug test pits near the existing foundation.
In a ‘heartbreaking’ decision, the Dallas Opera calls off its spring season
The company also announces its plans for full-scale productions at the Winspear Opera House starting in February 2022.
The ensemble performs in Act 2 during the final dress rehearsal of La Bohème presented by the Dallas Opera at the Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas on March 12, 2019.(Daniel Carde / Staff Photographer)
In an unsurprising reverse, the Dallas Opera has announced the cancellation of its previously revised 2020-21 season, citing ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The company had planned to present four mainstage productions, in versions edited down to less than 90 minutes, at the Winspear Opera House in the spring. While those performances have been nixed, the world premiere of Joby Talbot’s