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As part of the London Borough of Culture 2020 celebrations, The Poetry Society ran a series of workshops in Brent schools during the Autumn term 2020, leading up to the creation of a borough-wide ‘Love Letter to Brent’ film. The final film can be watched below. It explores the borough of Brent through the words of its young residents, and reflects on family, friends, culture, and community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially envisaged as a Slam project that would culminate in a live mu...

Marijuana Tourism: How Legal States Take Advantage of Wisconsin’s Regressive Policies OpenRangeStock Getty Images/iStockphoto Most of Illinois’ recreational marijuana dispensaries are bunched up near the Wisconsin state border. This could be chalked up to the proximity to Chicago, but dispensaries like the  Mapleglen Care Center in Rockford, Ill., a 20-minute drive from Wisconsin, or even the Sunnyside dispensary in South Beloit, Ill., clearly exist to take advantage of Wi...

Christmas in Cardington celebrated Staff Report Courtesy Photos | LeAnne Gompf Courtesy Photos | LeAnne Gompf Courtesy Photos | LeAnne Gompf CARDINGTON — Christmas in Cardington, a popular event in the village for several years, took on a different look this holiday season. Instead of a one-night event, 12 Days of Cardington featured holiday related music, lights and prizes over the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas in Cardington is sponsored by Friends of Cardington. So...