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A quick stroll down Poyntz and you may witness works of art put on by Incite MHK, the passion project of six community members with pride for bringing Manhattan together through the arts. Conducted through the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Deihl Community Grants Program, the group can hire artists to paint murals across town and intends to make Incite MHK an annual celebration with different events every year. Artist Nick “Sick” Fisher Courtesy of Incite MHK’s Instagram Incite originally reached out to Chicago-based artist Nick “Sick” Fisher to commission a mural in the alleyway on the corner of 4th Street between Houston and Poyntz. Going back and forth as to what would fit, the final design would be a giant “Kitty Castle”, which Fisher says has “nothing to do with anything”, and “in other ways it kind of does”. ....
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce holds 96th annual meeting The 96th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Banquet was held Friday night. The event this year was held in a hybrid model due to the pandemic restrictions. Larie Schoap, 2020 Chamber Chair, reflected on the past year and the pandemic, saying that the community really stepped up. She says everyone took on the task she set forth last February of looking at “What’s in it for ME.” The ME being the Manhattan Economy. “By supporting our local businesses, not only by shopping with them, but also the decision was to wear a mask or to keep social distance in order to help everyone survive,” Schoap says. “And now getting the vaccine shot to show that our community is moving in the right direction by knowing that public health creates economic health.” ....