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20 – 27 OCT 2022 Accelerating Nurses – The Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing facility VOL 28 ISS 42
welcomes its inaugural class, P.22 Home Renaissance – A colossal turnover of homes in the area brings a flurry of new construction, P.40
Hot Off the Vine – Gabe recommends old and
new standouts from the Vintners Festival, P.50 Who Watches the ‘Watcher’? – It’s spooky season and this new series is turning heads… partly out of fear, P.52
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The Giving List
The VNA Loan Closet lends medical equipment to those in the county who need it, page 20
ROUNDABOUT ROUTE
TRAFFIC DELAYS ARE DUE AND MORE DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT THE OLIVE MILL ROUNDABOUT INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES, PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE PATHWAYS, AND PLANTER LOCATIONS (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 5)
‘The Book of Sounds’
Conor Hanick opens the new Mariposa Series at the Music Academy with an enchanting, minimalist composition, page 16
Meeting of the Minds
The Women’s Health Collective meets for the first time to discuss women’s health care in the area and how it could be improved, page 13