Austin civil rights leader Bertha Sadler Means dies at age 100 statesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New London It’s early on a Friday morning and the main gathering room at the New London Senior Center is abuzz with activity. A group of volunteers is furiously sorting through food that covers tables stretching the length of the room.
The senior center has been shut down throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the gathering space once used for things like bingo and yoga is transformed to accommodate the once-weekly headquarters of a mutual aid program some are calling “Food for the People Delivery Pantry Program.”
It doesn’t really have a formal name and it doesn’t advertise. But the collaborative effort to supply food to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents, much of it delivered to front doors, has spread by word-of-mouth and continues to grow.
Kevin Carter, CHA has been appointed Managing Director of Lansdowne Resort and Spa located in Leesburg, Virginia. Carter takes the helm with close to 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry, most recently serving as the President of Guests, Inc., a full-service hotel management company headquartered in Strasburg, Virginia.
Carter s vast experience includes positions such as Director, Corporate Director, Resident Manager, General Manager, Independent Consultant, and 16-year tenure as the Managing Director of Airlie Resort Hotel. He served on the management teams of some of the country s most notable properties including the U.S. Grant Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel San Diego, Club Corporation of America, Rancho Valencia Resort, Kiawah Island Resort, and Bald Head Island Resort.
WOOSTER - The moment he stepped into the 19th century Victorian home, Stan Popp knew he wanted to buy it. Not for himself, but to provide six families with an affordable place to live in a town lacking such accommodations.
“We went up and I walked into that house and before we got through the house I said, ‘I want this house. I want this house,’” said Popp, the executive director of the Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Popp wasn’t originally sold on the idea. The agency’s Realtor called the director and asked him if he’d be interested in looking at a house on East Bowman Street. At first, he pictured the homes on the south side of the street, a few of which have seen better days.
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