The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted to accept and file a 2019 Fiscal Year audit report after an extensive review by Joe Verlin of Gabridge & Co. Tuesday.
The Three Rivers City Commission passed a resolution to adopt its proposed 2020-2021 Fiscal Year budget at its regular meeting Tuesday, as well as a user fee ordinance update, following two prior public hearings.
On this episode we acknowledge, analyze, carry, and lift the heaviness of the summation of tragedies we’ve witnessed in 2020 (Ahmaud Arbrey, Breonna Taylor, Dreajon Reed, George Floyd). This episode is for those who are feeling all of the feels, some of the feels, none of the feels, and those who don’t want to feel at all. Join A+scribe and Elijaih Tiggs.
A small group of volunteers met on Monday morning in Scidmore Park to discuss work on the park’s venerable popcorn stand. Jerry Barkley, owner of the Kelsey Block Brewing Company, joined Mike Curtis and Lisa DeVine of Three Rivers Improvement Movement (TRIM) to begin repairs in preparation for the summer season.
This week we discuss a member of the X-Men that deserves more screen time: Bishop. In doing so, we journey down the rabbit hole of the complicated framework of that series. M.A.N.D.I. is back in studio, and we find out why she was absent from our last episode.
Doug and Alek return for Episode 6 of Keep Your Voice Down where they discuss the upcoming Juneteenth Celebration in Three Rivers, much needed haircuts, Glen Oaks Community College and St. Joseph County’s respective plans for reopening, as well as the current momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement across the United States.
Late last week two stages of the Downtown East Alley Project were completed, and the parking ramp walkthrough continues to progress toward its final form. Patrons of downtown Three Rivers may notice new “pinwheel” style wooden benches, as well as new landscaping.
Bobbi Schoon, interim director of the Three Rivers Public Library, recently sat down with Watershed Voice to provide an update about the ongoing renovation work at the library’s future home at 88 N. Main St., and how it has been progressing.
“There are many painful truths living and being aware as an American minority. One being the road to reconstruction is hard. But the call for justice reform is a torch that must be carried, a light that cannot be snuffed out. Nothing is going to change until the system is dismantled and reconstructed. Preferably with everyone effected present during the conversations. It can happen. It has to. Policy over everything.”
A 45-year-old Three Rivers resident was pronounced dead Sunday following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Hoffman Street and Wood Street in Three Rivers.
“As I stated last week, I have been very intentional about diversifying my Instagram feed over the last two weeks. It can be difficult to find diversity in the foodie, food blogger, and homemaker circles on social media, but that’s what we have hashtags for! This week, I would like to share some of my favorite Instagram accounts that are run by Black women.”
This coming week the Three Rivers Public Library will commence phase one of its reopening plan. Beginning Tuesday, June 16, the library will offer curbside pickup service, available Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In high school, I bought a few DVDs called Speeches That Changed the World. It’s around this time […]
The Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees discussed reopening procedures with staff Thursday, approved a reduced budget for 2020-21, and were provided a capital improvements update.
A Bridge to Understanding is a community building podcast featuring two friends with very different backgrounds. This podcast seeks to discuss topics that will lead to a better understanding between people who may look different, think different, or have different access to the American Dream. The show offers to bring light into the dark, and often under-discussed topics that shape the American landscape today.
Malachi Carter brings the mic to Black Lives Matters in this episode of The Unapologetics Podcast originally published on September 2, 2019. Members of the Indianapolis chapter, Leah DeRae and Kyra Jay, join us to dispel the some of the myths surrounding BLM, protesting for social justice, and the work being done to bring value to disenfranchised communities.
“Nearly all of us are learning of things we could have never predicted, unless we were the scientists whose voices have all too often not been ‘heard.’ And so, we understand that whether or not we know what comes next, it does not always prepare us for how we will respond.”