Two long‑standing Chinese restaurants in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown are keeping their doors open with small grants, neon plans and neighborhood projects.

Oakland’s Measure Z–funded school violence‑interruption teams face a June funding cliff as OUSD contends with a $100M budget shortfall. Evaluators call the pilot promising but limited by scale.

Ramadan began Feb. 17 across Metro Detroit, but iftar dinners and mosque programs opened under anxiety as ICE operations and recent local detentions kept some families away.

A pet fox named Princess of Chaos was trapped in a recycling warehouse in Merion Village after a nearly two‑week escape and is being treated for suspected rat‑poison exposure.

A Bronx couple says raw sewage backed up into their Longfellow Avenue apartment for weeks, forcing daily cleanups and sending one partner to the hospital.

Bellevue’s Neighborhood Enhancement Program has $975,000 for Downtown. Residents received postage-paid forms and can submit ideas online or by mail through March 3.

City Hall wants to let builders pay an in‑lieu fee instead of planting street trees and make some city removals non‑appealable. Supporters call it a permitting fix; critics say it could shrink the canopy.

A $2M federal grant will fund urgent repairs at San Antonio's historic VFW Post 76, stabilizing the Petty House after vandalism and a December burglary.

A condemned Marine Villa house was torn down after a December partial collapse that damaged a neighbor’s roof and bedroom. Neighbors say the block finally looks safer.

Relay is ending New York City deliveries on April 1, citing business concerns as the city tightens pay and deactivation rules. Thousands of riders now face a scramble for other apps.

A union-led summit at Vashon High will press SLPS leaders on accreditation, leadership turnover, tornado recovery and support for unhoused students.

Pittsburgh Pride named "Existence Is Resistance" as its 2026 theme and set a weekend of events: Prom June 5, festival June 6–7 and a parade on June 7 at West Commons.

Jeannine Russell has sued her stepdaughter, saying comments about Bill Russell’s cognitive health breached a non‑disparagement agreement and damaged the late star’s legacy.