Spend Locally: Wild Birds Unlimited
Know someone who is tired of staring at a computer screen? Pick up some supplies from Wild Birds Unlimited to so they can observe some feathered fauna as they take...
ELPS Provides Hundreds of Families With Extra Food For the Holidays
ELPS families provided more than 500 bags of food to some students’ families for Thanksgiving. They hope to do so again for Christmas with the community's help....
What Will You Do Friday?
Black Friday is this week and local small business owners are reconsidering what the day might look like in 2020....
UPDATE: Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis
After hearing about the resolution from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Administrator Elaine Hardy, Council voted to approve the resolution. Emily Joan Elliott reports....
School Board Pushes Back Possible Reopening, and Fires Same Contractor as Last Year
The ELPS School Board met on Monday night for a relatively short meeting where it took action on return to in-person learning and construction at Whitehills and...
Spend Locally – A New and Urgent Series from ELi
It's time to give up on the idea of the perfect gift and buy the gift that will save your local economy. Alice Dreger and Emily Joan Elliott explain why ELi is launching...
Going Green or Going to Lunch? The City’s Green Fleet Resolution in Action
The City told ELi that its efforts to "go green" involved the use of GPS for route optimization. Documents received through the Freedom of Information Act suggest...
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Join the ELi Team on Sunday for “Fun with FOIA,” a Live Conversation and Workshop!
Join the ELi staff Sunday at 7p.m. for "Fun with FOIA," a live conversation about our work using documents provided through the Freedom on Information Act and a...
Local Moderna Vaccine Trial Participant Shares His Experience
Retired MSUPD Police Chief Jim Dunlap spoke with ELi's Emily Joan Elliott about his participation in the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial....