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City renames portion of Findlay Street
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council gathered Tuesday afternoon to see the dedication of a portion of Findlay Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Adam Black.
A city worker places the new named street sign honoring MLK on the corner of Findlay Street and 16th Street.
PORTSMOUTH It’s been a work in progress for nearly two years, but Portsmouth City Council took care of the business of renaming a portion of a city street on Tuesday.
Between the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department and Route 52, that portion of Findlay Street will be renamed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
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Unity Project’s “Grow Together Here” mural installed
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
PORTSMOUTH The Portsmouth Unity Project, organized to build a sense of togetherness in the community, required just that as it placed its second mural Monday morning.
Off the side of the Earth Candy building on Sixth Street, the Project placed its “Grow Together Here” mural in front of a socially distant and masked crowd of around 20 people.
Gerald Cadogan, a teacher and coach at Portsmouth City Schools, said the times of divisiveness in the country allowed the project which he co-founded to take root this summer.
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Competing visions of Rebel flag shared at City Managers
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Gerald Cadogan of the Portsmouth Unity Project feels that its Band Together mural s message, pictured here off of Market Street, is challenged by the Confederate flag s presence on city property. Photo by Patrick Keck
PORTSMOUTH Earlier this week, conversation surrounding confederate flags during a prior Portsmouth City Managers’ session caught the attention of a national organization dedicated to its descendants and proponents of its history.
John Anson, Ohio Division Commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, addressed the matter of banning its presence on city properties in a letter sent to City Clerk Diana Ratliff where he urged no action to be taken.
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