Public art just got another boost this last weekend thanks to the efforts of Bruce Grieg and Kady Perry, and the Endicott Boys/Girls Club. Grieg is a recognized muralist from New Zealand who lives in Binghamton part-time; he works with an air brush and captures remarkable emotion in his subjects. Perry has done a number of mural in the Triple Cities area, … [Read more...] about New Mural at Boys/Girls Club in Endicott
Upper Oak St. Neighborhood Street Painting
Urban Farm Thriving
We just wrapped up our Summer Youth Employment Program and have plans to hire a youth assistant during the Fall and Spring. We have begun to erect a smaller hoophouse for storing our transplants and the larger greenhouse will be converted into a more intensive,extended season growing space. Varick, the portion of land behind Tudor St that we lease from the … [Read more...] about Urban Farm Thriving
LOCAL DOLLARS, LOCAL SENSE BOOK GROUP
A date has been set for a discussion of the book Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity--A Community Resilience Guide by Michael Shuman. Peg Johnston put out a call for people to read this book "because the missing piece for development of Binghamton is often the lack of capital--there … [Read more...] about LOCAL DOLLARS, LOCAL SENSE BOOK GROUP
Greenway Design Survey: Vote!
You can give input to the signage designs for the Rail Trails: BMTS is in need of your input and opinion in the development of the Greenway Sign Plan and Design Guide. For project details, see “About the Greenway Sign Plan & Design Guide” at the bottom of this email. We request that you go to the website at … [Read more...] about Greenway Design Survey: Vote!
Many Hands Food Coop
Hey folks! The Many Hands Food Co-op (MHFC) is looking for volunteers to help canvas in Binghamton this upcoming weekend, Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th! MHFC is a start-up project, meaning that the Binghamton community is currently looking to run a coop soon in downtown Binghamton! To register please click below- it takes less than 2 minutes: … [Read more...] about Many Hands Food Coop
Gateway to Binghamton:
Gateway to Binghamton: Mayor Ryan and Partners Break Ground on Court Street Gateway Project Improvements include the street’s first repaving in 25 years, multi-faceted streetscaping, reverse angle parking, traffic calming devices, water main valve replacements and a modern roundabout at the Court/Chenango Street intersection $2.7 million Phase I … [Read more...] about Gateway to Binghamton:
Save the Castle on the Hill
The magazine Dwell is sponsoring a contest to save historic buildings and the Inebriate Asylum or Castle on the Hill has been nominated by PAST. Please, Please, Please, vote for this project! at this link: http://new.dwell.com/contests/rethinking-preservation/submissions/new-york-state-inebriate-asylum New York State Inebriate Asylum The New York … [Read more...] about Save the Castle on the Hill
Economic Development and the Cost to the Citizens
by Dave Duncan previously printed in the Bridge newspaper, but still timely For many years the municipalities of Broome County and the County itself have been suffering from a drastic income shortfall. Reasons include the decline in population related to the manufacturing plants that have relocated elsewhere, the declining real incomes of the … [Read more...] about Economic Development and the Cost to the Citizens
Binghamton City Council Fracking Moratorium
Binghamton City Council discusses Fracking Ban Ordinance and takes a vote-- 12-21-11-- Councilman Sean Massey speaks and Councilwoman Terri Rennia speaks. … [Read more...] about Binghamton City Council Fracking Moratorium