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Syracuse Poster Project 2021: Learn the inspiration behind the 16 posters, poems adorning downtown windows Updated May 02, 2021; Facebook Share For 20 years, the Syracuse Poster Project has brought art and poetry to the city each spring, an expression of hope for what is to come for the city. After a year of uncertainty, the 16 posters revolving around downtown expressing the past and future mean even more. The Syracuse Poster Project unveiled its winners for 2021 in late April with a virtual showcase the highlighted the poets and artists. The project originated in 2001 as a way to merge two existing initiatives: The Syracuse New Times Syr-Haiku Contest and Syracuse University’s Illustration program. The project’s co-founder and current coordinator, Jim Emmons, noticed that kiosks lining the city streets for advertising purposes were underused, and he pitched his idea for the Poster Project to the Downtown Committee. It has been a beloved public art di ....
SHELLEY K. MESCH In its effort to make streets more pedestrian-friendly, Madison and other cities around the country have long relied on âmixed-useâ developments, which combine offices and retail space on the first floor with apartments or condos in the stories above. But the pandemic has exacerbated the already soft demand for some of these spaces, leaving more empty storefronts. To address the problem, experts say, cities need to get creative in how they view those spaces, including converting some to apartments or private offices, promoting more pop-up stores and encouraging new businesses to use the space. Even for existing businesses that have thrived in leased locations in Madisonâs popular commercial corridors such as State, Monroe and Williamson streets, owners will need to stay nimble as new shopping habits have been baked into consumersâ expectations, said Thomas Fisher, director of the University of Minnesotaâs Design ....
Company news: Monifa A. Wilcox hired by CenterState CEO Updated Apr 27, 2021; Facebook Share CenterState CEO announced it has hired Monifa A. Wilcox as its vice president of human resources. She has more than 20 years of experience in the human resources field. Most recently, Wilcox served as vice president of human resources at St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore, a leading provider of community services to people suffering from the effects of hunger, homelessness, and poverty in the Baltimore region. In that role, and as a member of the organization’s executive committee, she developed the organization’s strategic plan and managed budget development and all functional areas of human resources. ....
Staff report 3rd Friday s Downtown Committee The City of Lincoln announced the return of the 3rd Fridays Downtown event during the months of May, June and July. In a press statement from the 3rd Friday committee gave details on what the future events will look like. “Currently, we are accepting applications for vendors and community groups for booth spaces on the square. We are adding an artisan market this year for artist and handmade items. Each vendor will receive a 12’ x 12’ space to occupy during hours of operation. There will be spaces with a power source and granted on a first come, first served basis,” as written in the statement. ....