PumpkinFest will run Oct. 24–25 in downtown Franklin after the Heritage Foundation announced the event is expanding to a weekend to ease crowds and give vendors more space. Organizers point to 2025’s record attendance as the reason for the change.

A New York Fed–backed analysis and a hiring-manager survey show record underemployment for recent grads. Charlotte Works says seniors should stack skills and prove initiative early.

A Charlotte family says Novant Health postponed a 16‑year‑old's breast‑reduction after a legal review, prompting discrimination concerns and bigger out‑of‑pocket costs.

Metro Nashville’s animal shelter says dog intake is paused after hoarding cases filled kennels. Staff and rescue partners are seeking adopters, fosters and volunteers.

Aerial footage shows crews dismantling the last sections of Century III Mall in West Mifflin after years of blight and legal fights; officials eye redevelopment.

A $5 million grant from the Downtown Development Corporation will keep Union Square and Yerba Buena’s HEART ambassadors on duty and expand the Market Street pilot to Powell BART.

A new analysis ranks Philadelphia seventh for fastest‑rising living costs, showing rent and essentials taking a large share of typical monthly paychecks. Local CPI and shelter costs drove much of the increase.

A MoneyLion analysis cited by PIX11 finds New Yorkers need roughly $183K to reach the top 20% and about $660K on average to be in the top 5%.

Alamo Heights ISD has been offline since Monday, with Wi‑Fi and staff Gmail down while IT and outside forensic specialists work to restore service.

The Birmingham Family YMCA will close April 30 after a 2023 sale to the city and years of pandemic losses and deferred maintenance. Members can transfer to other Metro Detroit Y locations with a free month.

San Diego's Get It Done app is carrying a backlog of nearly 85,000 open reports, leaving residents waiting weeks for parking, sidewalks and lights to be fixed.

Loveland will close its Resource Center on April 30, leaving a local shelter gap while officials weigh short-term fixes and search for partners.

Evergreen Public Schools voted March 24 to cut dozens of jobs and end the fifth‑grade band and orchestra as it moves to close a $12–$14M budget gap for 2026‑27.