As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

Construction is set to start today, Monday, June 30, on the $2.2 million Gainsboro Road Streetscape Project, aiming to transform the corridor from Salem Avenue to Orange Avenue into a safer, more welcoming destination.

A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts.

Now, restaurant owners who just barely exhaled as business picked back up the last few months, are concerned about the impact of the spreading COVID-19 delta variant.

The project will improve water quality and keep your bills down.