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The 60/40 Community Networking Project dedicates itself to supporting local business and in that spirit are hosting an Ice Cream Social Wednesday, June 14, at Lazy Dog Chocolateria to gather

Grass Valley officials and event planners are in full swing preparing for an array of downtown Grass Valley events including the traditional Thursday Night Markets and the new Locals For

There’s a famous song lyric that says, “I get by with a little help from my friends.”

By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union David Jones Enjoyed Only One In-person Meeting during his year as president of Rotary Club of Grass Valley South, but his “Demotion Party” was jam-packed with people, love, and laughter. David’s family surprised him, songwriter/singer Chris Crockett serenaded him, and Gil Mathew told outrageous stories about him (some outright lies). Past President Susan Drown and her committee chose a theme of theater and the arts, because David is an avid suppor...

A remarkable 20th century life This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers are sent a link in advance giving access and can watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time. Drawing from her new biography, Trauma, Primitivism, and the First World War: The Making of Frank ‘Toronto’ Prewett, Joy Porter explores the extraordinary life of this Canadian veteran, poet and exceptional man of letters, and the history of trauma, literary expression and the power of se...

Weiss | Weiss Burkardt Kramer PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District alleges that there are no substantive claims contained in a lawsuit brought against it by a longtime special education teacher who says she was fired by the district last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls. Stacy Serenari of Washington County first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvan...

Michigan schools have a serious inequity problem according to a report by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. PITTSBURGH – A longtime special education teacher says she was fired by Pittsburgh school authorities last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls. Stacy Serenari of Washington County filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 23 versus Pittsburgh Sch...