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After more than a year of postponements and cancellations, festivals and events are slowly making their way back to Johnson City — including some newcomers — like Saturday’s Downtown Yoga Festival — that aim to be more than a one-off event. Festival organizer and Downtown Yoga Center owner Kim Blaine said the festival was made possible by a grant from the Blue Plum Organization’s Blue Plum Gives Back program. The program aims to “support public programs, events and initiatives that stimulate art, music and culture in downtown Johnson City” by offering $20,00...

“I am super excited about the long-term effects for the city,” Smith said. Smith and his wife Mary own Tri-Cities Behavioral Therapy at 321 W. Walnut St., which serves children with autism spectrum disorder. They moved to the spot about a year ago, and although Smith has some concerns about traffic issues cropping up over the course of the project, he doesn’t expect his business will be severely impacted. He particularly appreciates efforts to slow traffic along the roadway and the new green space planned for the corridor. “Progress is hard, and I hear some of us are in fo...

Article content More than half of the 3,200 students living in Western University’s residences have cleared out early amid a rash of COVID-19 outbreaks. Western asked students April 1 to move out residences by Sunday, April 11, because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, many caused by more transmissible variants. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Western students clear out early, leaving behind COVID-19 outbreaks in six residences Back to video To date, 60 per cent of the students in Western’s nine residences have moved out, as classes a...

Article content The Middlesex-London Health Unit declared two new COVID-19 outbreaks at Western University and King’s University College student residences Friday. The health unit reported an outbreak at Perth Hall residence off Western Road and King’s announced seven people tested positive at King’s Commons on Richmond Street. All are in quarantine. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or New COVID outbreaks declared at King's and Western residences Back to video “Now is not the time to socialize with others. The variants of concern are maki...

Live music will soon return to downtown Johnson City. Formerly known as Founders After 5, a rebranded version of the music event called Fridays After 5 will begin this June and run through September, occurring from 6-8 p.m. most Fridays. The event is moving from its traditional home in Founders Park to King Commons Park. Connect Downtown Johnson City, part of the Johnson City Development Authority, is organizing the event. Lindsey Jones, the authority’s marketing manager, said Founders After 5 could get fairly busy, typically seeing an average of 500 to 600 people in attendance each week...