Monthly Archives: April 2011

Here is a photo I got from Jim McClure, the editor here at the Daily Record/Sunday News. Pretty interesting. View image Can anyone tell exactly where that is? Jim has his own blog. Go to this link to see it.

I wrote recently about how litter can be a sign of who cares about a city and who doesn’t, focusing on who leaves trash in their own yards. Joe Stein responded to say that public places full of trash are … Continue reading →

Here is one thing we love about our house in The Avenues — all the nooks and crannies to put a chair and have a cup of coffee or read or just think. Windows by the back yard, windows that … Continue reading →

Go into any neighborhood in any part of the city and there is an easy way to tell if people care about their community. Can you see trash in the streets? Then probably not. Can you see trash on front … Continue reading →

Cory Booker, the innovative mayor of Newark, N.J., was on the Charlie Rose show the other day. Go to this link to check it out. Newark has serious problems. But it has huge potential with it being just a few … Continue reading →

The York Daily Record had a nice story the other day about some ex-cons who are getting a fresh start, having started their own business cutting hair. A half-way house is planned down the street in York, and they were … Continue reading →