Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation since 2021, announced her retirement this week. The Atlanta foundation will begin a national search for her successor while keeping major grants moving.

Malik Jackson will take over as the Chicago Reader’s publisher on June 1, 2026, joining the alt-weekly as it rebuilds under new ownership and a monthly print return.

Seventeen teachers at Rosa Parks Elementary say PPS appointed a new principal without community input and delivered a no‑confidence letter. The dispute centers on leadership at a high‑need North Portland school.

RECongress will move from Anaheim to the Long Beach Convention Center in February 2028 under a five‑year deal organizers and city officials say will boost hotels and downtown businesses.

Cuyahoga introduced a juvenile-court forensic liaison to spot disabilities early — staffers say the role already helped get a detained 14-year-old’s cases dismissed. The board also plans a local pilot of Ohio’s new interRAI assessment and is seeking a November levy.

A Special Town Meeting on May 20 will include a symbolic no‑confidence vote against the Sudbury School Committee after months of clashes over a gender‑identity policy and an LGBTQ+ parent advisory council.

Seniors at River Rock's Alexander Farms say they were forced to leave the Cornelius community they expected to call home. The sudden moves raise legal and housing questions.

About 450 Mass General Brigham home care clinicians voted 92% to authorize a possible seven‑day strike as contract talks continue. The move raises pressure on negotiations over caseloads, pay and safety.

Residents in unincorporated Bensenville say rats from one property have spread through yards, prompting calls for village and county inspections and abatement.

Neighbors in Chicago Ridge say rat sightings have spiked this spring while city 311 complaints climb. Officials promise continued abatement as residents push for faster cleanup.

A Barrington Middle School art teacher was removed and the district opened an investigation after a social-media video showed a doll hanging in class, sparking parental outrage.

The 125th Fighter Wing has finished its move from F-15s to stealth F-35s, bringing roughly 20 jets and new training and maintenance work to Jacksonville.

Organizers say environmental concerns forced cancellation of the main Juneteenth festival, though the VIP gala, Carr’s Beach reunion and the downtown parade remain scheduled.