Kirkwood Avenue & Washington Street
Construction on the condominium and restaurant project on the parking lot next to the CVS has started.
Dave Askins
Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue
There’s new art hanging on the walls of the backroom at Inkwell.
Feb. 9, 2026: Elections, hotel deal, Kirkwood, pretty birds
This edition includes reports on early voting funding, Kirkwood’s summer conversion, the apparent fizzling of a host hotel deal for the convention center, and some photographs of some very pretty birds.
Election 2026: Contested local primaries, some November matchups take shape across Monroe County
With the filing deadline passed, Monroe County voters face a mix of crowded May primaries and a few November matchups. Democrats have contested races for assessor, clerk, commissioner and prosecutor, while several township boards and trustee seats are also contested.
Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
Of course Hawk is gonna make the superb owl joke today, but what about Fish?
Photos: Look! Hooded mergansers at Miller-Showers Park
On the partly frozen detention pond at Miller-Showers Park, a male hooded merganser and two females paddled through the remaining open water. A warming trend means the ice will be short-lived. The weird-looking ducks were a nice surprise, even if serious birders might yawn.
Walnut Street & Cottage Grove Avenue
Two weeks after the snow fell there are still some stretches of uncleared sidewalks.