Monument to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Savannah is delayed by the pandemic
MLK Park Open at Savannah s Plant Riverside By Kyle Jordan | January 18, 2021 at 11:11 AM EST - Updated January 18 at 11:36 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The plan for Savannahâs only monument of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been in the works for two and a half years and the wait to see it will take a little longer.
Richard Kessler, the man behind Savannahâs new Plant Riverside development says the new monument to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is nearly ready, but deserves a grand unveiling.
|January 18, 2021 at 11:11 AM EST - Updated January 18 at 11:11 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The plan for Savannah’s only monument of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been in the works for two and a half years and the wait to see it will take a little longer.
Richard Kessler, the man behind Savannah’s new Plant Riverside development says the new monument to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is nearly ready, but deserves a grand unveiling.
“We would have done it earlier but this COVID-19 has obviously delayed things and we didn’t want people to have to travel to come here for this special occasion until this COVID-19 is over,” Kessler said.
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PPP returns, giving a crucial lifeline to small, underserved Houston businesses
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Shipley s Do-Nuts Baker Antonio Hernandez finishes a batch of doughnuts Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Houston. The Paycheck Protection Program is rolling out its second round. In it, small business owners such as Alan Bergeron, who owns two Shipley s franchises, will be able to apply for a second loan starting Wednesday.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Shipley s Do-Nuts Afternoon Manager Lesli Leal prepares variety doughnuts Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Houston. The Paycheck Protection Program is rolling out its second round. In it, small business owners such as Alan Bergeron, who owns two Shipley s franchises, will be able to apply for a second loan starting Wednesday.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
James Mitchell resigns from Charlotte City Council
Questions were raised about potential conflicts of interest after Mitchell became president and part-owner of a construction company that does business with the city.
Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell talks about efforts to save the historic Excelsior Club at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum, June 11, 2019. (Photo: QCity Metro)
January 11, 2021
James “Smuggie” Mitchell resigned Monday from Charlotte City Council amid suggestions that his new job as a construction company president posed a legal conflict with his position in city government.
Mitchell was introduced earlier this month as the new president of R.J. Leeper Construction, a Black-owned firm that does business with the city. News of Mitchell’s appointment to run the company came on the same day that Bright Hope Capital, a newly formed investment firm, announced that it had bought R.J. Leeper. Mitchell owns 25% of R.J. Leeper.