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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
MyWabashValley.com· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the...
Daywatch: A real-world ‘Sesame Street’ in Chicago
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoWhat was once an empty lot at the southwest corner of Douglas Boulevard and Central Park Avenue has been reinvented as a space reminiscent of a...
Extended Cool Sweep declared to combat the heat in the Rochester area
WROC Rochester· 5 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – In anticipation of forecasted high temperatures, the city will conduct a...
What Rollins, Blue Bamboo are proposing for old Winter Park library
WFTV 9 Orlando· 4 days agoRollins College and Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts have each submitted proposals for what happens...
The Editorial Board: Juneteenth is a day of celebration and remembrance
The Buffalo News· 6 days agoPeople are catching on to the importance of Juneteenth. Buffalonians could give a master class on...
John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84
Washington Post· 11 hours agoJohn Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F....
Where to cool off during Rochester heat wave
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoHowever, all libraries will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Arnett Branch, 310 Arnett Blvd. Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County ...
Juneteenth goes unobserved by Florida state government
The Raw Story· 2 days agoToday, June 19, or “Juneteenth,” commemorates the end of slavery in the defeated South. The date...
GUIDE: Where to cool off to get out of Connecticut’s extreme heat
WTNH-TV New Haven· 4 days agoNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Multiple Connecticut cities and towns are opening cooling centers as the...
Pools, splash pads, cooling centers open during heatwave
Eyewitness News 3 Hartford· 4 days agoConnecticut will activate its extreme hot weather protocol on Tuesday at noon.