A family‑run Afro‑Colombian roaster says a poor harvest in Colombia wiped out inventory and cost roughly $50,000, forcing a community fundraiser to keep the business going.

New estimates show Chicago added residents even as U.S. immigration slowed. Analysts say retention — not new arrivals — powered the modest uptick.

More than a year after the Met Recreation Center closed in January 2025, Williamsburg residents and local leaders still have no firm reopening date for the neighborhood’s public pool.

Levy hospitality staff at the new Landmark Credit Union Live voted to form a union, organizers say. A card count showed clear majority support.

Federal estimates and local reporting show Milwaukee County losing residents since 2020 while nearby suburbs add people, leaving the seven‑county region nearly flat.

Tenants in Morrisania say the building's elevator has been out for nearly seven months, leaving elderly and disabled neighbors effectively stuck inside. City records show violations and unpaid penalties.

MyVillage Project bought the Annie R. Morgan school and plans to repurpose the Westside campus as a tech incubator with coding, robotics and AI training.

A citywide program has opened NYC Scholarship Accounts for tens of thousands of Bronx students, each seeded with $100 to jump-start college or career training savings. Families must activate accounts to view funds and claim rewards.

Regional data presented in Detroit show more than 4 in 5 Southeast Michigan children who want afterschool can't get a spot, creating a gap of more than 400,000 seats. State and city officials say new dollars aim to close it.

A Chicago father deported during the Midway Blitz has returned after a months-long mandamus fight and a tense re-entry that ended with a family reunion. His case now joins a wave of legal challenges to the enforcement campaign.

Thirteen years after the 2013 Marathon attack, the Martin Richard Foundation and partners are building The FieldHouse+, a 75,000‑sq‑ft Dorchester hub for kids of all abilities.

At Akron's Spring Hill Apartments tenants report cockroaches, mold and halted mail while the owner has collected federal housing tax credits.

A vehicle struck the 27-foot 'Mr. Bendo' outside Ralph's on West 16th Street, leaving the longtime roadside figure with a broken leg. The owner says he will repair the statue.