CANTON, Texas (KETK) – Last week, the City of Canton decided they would install bollards that will split the First Monday Trade Days grounds in two. “Inspire the future of education”: Tyler ISD teacher finalist for presidential award A part of the First Monday grounds belong to the city and the other side to the […]
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Vendors tell Channel 11 they are owed thousands of dollars by company that manages Homewood House
Three vendors tell Channel 11 they are owed tens of thousands of dollars by the company that manages Homewood House, a senior affordable living high-rise in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. They contacted Channel 11 after a report on Monday about security contractor St. Moritz pulling its staff from the building on Friday due to a lack […]
Waynesboro Summer Jubilee means vendors, food trucks, entertainment and fireworks July 4
Holly Miller is hoping more than just fireworks will be ignited at the Waynesboro Summer Jubilee on July 4. The first-year president of the board wants “to get that passion and fire lit” for community involvement and volunteerism, especially among young people. The Independence Day celebration, now in its 28th year, begins first thing in […]
Vendors frustrated by decision to move farmers market
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The decision to move the Morgan County-Decatur farmers market has created tension between the vendors and farmers market board members. The move comes as a new market is being constructed on First Avenue where the market has operated for decades. Traffic stop leads to drug bust in Morgan County In April, […]
Families, vendors, artists join in Juneteenth celebration hosted by We All Rise in Green Bay
GREEN BAY – Artists, local business owners and community members gathered at Joannes Park in Green Bay on Saturday for the fifth annual Juneteenth celebration hosted by We All Rise, African American Resource Center. Music and the smell of food grilling filled the air as families of all backgrounds came together to celebrate the holiday, […]
Vendors sought for Second Saturday festivities on June 8
Newcomerstown Now members are preparing hanging flower baskets for downtown. They will be in place by June 8, for the Second Saturday event. Activities are 3 to 9 p.m. on Main Street, and include performances by Six Strings and A Fiddle – Mark Hardesty and Nancy Orr followed by Moonlyterz, a game based on Family […]
Street vendors ask questions, share frustrations over recently passed Clark County ordinance
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Clark County officials held a workshop Thursday night, just over a week after a new ordinance went into effect requiring street vendors to operate legally. “We’re kind of afraid daily on what can happen,” local vendor Felix Prado said. Prado spoke with 8 News Now about the troubles that other street vendors have been […]
We HeART Fall River Festival bringing food trucks, art vendors, entertainment downtown
FALL RIVER — The downtown area will hum with life next month during the fourth annual We HeART Fall River Festival. The free event will take place Saturday, May 11, from noon to 4 p.m. The family-friendly event will take place on the south side of Government Center along Sullivan Drive, and will feature food trucks, […]
Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent. The […]
Vendors hawk Erie-themed wares for the solar eclipse
The sun, the moon and T-shirt vendors: Each is a sure thing for the total eclipse in Erie. As locals and out-of-towners drove about the city on Monday to prepare for the celestial event, they likely passed a vendor selling T-shirts and other memorabilia to mark the occasion. Business was steady for John Bellis, a […]
Mexican cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at inflated prices, they sold them bad birds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican drug cartel not only forced vendors to buy chicken at wildly inflated prices — they sold them chicken “not fit for human consumption,” investigators concluded this week. Prosecutors in the State of Mexico this week concluded a monthslong investigation that found the hyper-violent Familia Michoacana cartel had been forcing […]