Boca Raton, Florida, has voted to make feeding iguanas and other nuisance animals a punishable offence. The city council passed a new ordinance by a narrow 3-2 margin, introducing a $100 citation for anyone who feeds iguanas, rats, mice or pigeons in a way likely to draw or sustain large groups of them. Bird feeders … Read more
Cleaveland council passes satiric resolution to rename Lake Erie to ‘Gulf of Cleaveland’. (Photo: Cleaveland.com/TV20) Inspired by President Donald Trump renaming Lake Ontario and Lake America, a city council has even passed the resolution to rename Lake Erie as the “Gulf of Cleaveland”. There was simmering tension over Lake Erie as Pennsylvania state Rep David … Read more
Jayden Williams made history as the youngest mayor of Stockbridge when he took office at age 22 in January. Just 10 months later, the city council voted to remove him from office following a 10-hour misconduct hearing focused on his administrative conduct, spending and use of city resources. According to local reports, Williams, now 23, … Read more
For two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings. Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn. That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for … Read more
On Tuesday, Dearborn in Michigan became the site of a major confrontation over a city council meeting, which was attended by controversial activist Jake Lang. Lang, Detroit Pastor Lorenzo Sewell and their far-right groups attended the meeting. However, they were met with counter-protests. Jake Lang is led out of Judge H. Reid Poland III’s courtroom … Read more