The first public meeting on the downtown parking survey had few attendees. Thirteen people, including municipal staff, Selectboard members, and the press, convened at the Brooks Memorial Library on July 18 for a presentation given by Andrew S. Hill. Hill is a senior consultant with Desman Design Management, the Boston-based parking and transportation consulting firm that is conducting the study. According to information from the presentation, Desman has worked on “more than 2,500 parking projects in its 40 plus years...
The Brattleboro Music Center hosts its annual fundraiser, “A Taste of the BMC,” on Saturday, April 6. Silent auction items will include a two-day recording session at Guilford Sound, live Celtic music by the band Gowan Brae for a private house party, voice lessons from Margery McCrum, yoga classes with Scott Willis, an Alsatian Sauerkraut dinner for eight, served at the buyer's home, and various works of art by Mark Shaw, Brian Cohen, Gordon Jones, Gay Morris, and other artists.
I try to ride my bicycle at least once a day, and today is a national holiday in Armenia - May Day - so when I would usually be teaching English online, I slipped out onto the roadways hoping for only a little traffic and a splendid ride on this gorgeous spring day. I wasn't disappointed. I have some rules for myself, since this is not only about fresh air, it's about exercising, and they include making myself spend the...
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