ALTON – Alton Area Community Businesses and Leaders are hosting a Community Easter Egg Hunt 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at Gordon Moore Park, 4550 College Ave. This event is open to the public. Free food, games for all ages, free haircuts, prizes and giveaways are planned. Transportation to […]
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Bicester’s self-build housing estate, Graven Hill, will be returning to screens in the second series of Grand Designs:The Streets. Channel 4 were present at the development during 2019-2022, where they followed a new set of self-builders who have built their homes on the first-of-its-kind site in Bicester. The first episode of […]
EAST ALTON – A community garden is coming to East Alton. Renegade Gardens, a non-profit organization, will be holding a groundbreaking for the East Alton Community Garden on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 9 a.m. at 509 5th St. in East Alton. Renegade Gardens’ mission is to […]
anchor An ADU unit by Azure Printed Homes, whose design will form the basis for the company’s larger homes to be designed for Oasis Developments. Image via Azure Printed Homes. California-based Azure Printed Homes has announced intentions to construct 14 prefabricated […]
Nike gave a $75,000 grant to Taking Ownership PDX, which helps low-income Black families with housing repairs they might not be able to afford. PORTLAND, Ore. — Nike is making some investments in the community in Portland, particularly the Black community. The company gave out nine grants to different nonprofits […]
When Allan Smith and Chanda Woodworth got evicted from their rent-subsidized apartment, it began a long journey of living in hotels and eventually on the street before settling into a new tiny home community. The journey there wasn’t easy. “Our blankets and pillows would get wet,” she said in an interview […]