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NEPTUNE - These four former Black-owned restaurants fed people across Neptune and Asbury Park, but the people behind them did so much more.  These owners fed families who couldn't afford to pay the bill, employed members of their community and encouraged others to open their own businesses. Those four Black restaurateurs — Clara Bowens, who owned Clara’s Place; Geneva Foreman of Geneva’s Soul Food Restaurant; Moses Keel of Moe's Greenhouse Luncheonette; and Frank and Mary Baity of Frank & Mary’s Luncheonette — are being honored in Neptune's virtual Black History Month cele...

Clarksville City Council OKs Roxy purchase on final reading The Clarksville City Council agreed to buy the downtown Roxy Regional Theatre property Thursday night, with the long-term goal of transforming it into a full-fledged performing arts center. The decision marked what could prove to be another milestone moment in the redevelopment and resurgence of downtown — adding a performing arts center as an anchor of it all, along with Montgomery County's multipurpose events center and various private retail projects. Some council members voted in favor, but with the understanding that they wo...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Juneteenth and Tennessee Emancipation Day will both be recognized as paid holidays for city employees following a vote by the City Council on Thursday night. Council members voted 10-3 to approve the ordinance at their regular meeting, which lasted over five hours. Voting yes were Richard Garrett (Ward 1), Vondell Richmond (Ward 2), DaJuan Little (Ward 3), Jason Knight (Ward 5), Wanda Smith (Ward 6), Travis Holleman (Ward 7), Wanda Allen (Ward 8), Karen Reynolds (Ward 9), Ashlee Evans (Ward 11) and Trisha Butler (Ward 12). No votes include...

The new edition of the Clarksville City Council has wasted no time taking on tough topics, which last week led to a six-hour, marathon executive session with plenty of fireworks. Whether Thursday’s 7 p.m. regular council voting session will also be as lengthy remains to be seen, but the meeting agenda suggests it could be. Topping that agenda is the ordinance that could seal the immediate fate of the long-discussed downtown performing arts center. There is plenty of skepticism about it among council members, but proponents of the plan say some of that skepticism is rooted in misinformation...

Clarksville NowCasey WilliamsJuneteenth celebration held on Peachers Mill Road on June 19, 2020. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A resolution to make Juneteenth a recognized city holiday received resounding support from City Council members at an executive session meeting this week. The resolution would allow city employees to take a paid holiday each June 19. Ward 8 Councilwoman Wanda Allen, who wrote the resolution, said the city should join Montgomery County, which made Juneteenth a county holiday in summer 2020. “I would like to see this City Council go ahead and make Juneteent...