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Casper Housing Authority transforming former school, revitalizing storied neighborhood
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - The Casper Housing Authority is transforming former North Casper Elementary School, into an urban farm, grocery store, and community center. This project, named Urban Thistle was first announced in 2021, and now three years later, it’s coming to life after recently holding an official ground breaking. For almost 10 years, this 4-acre property that’s located on 1014 Glenarm Street has sat empty, but has held promise to make a difference once the Casper Housing Authority bout the property back in 2019. The goal of Urban Thistle is for this new food hub to become a center point of local food access, production, and sales, something that C.H.A., executive director, Kim Summerall-Wright says Casper is in dire need of.
NCSD parents address school board: “The time for empty promises is over, we need action.”
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - At Monday night’s Natrona County School District Board of Trustees meeting, several members of the parent-led group ‘Enough is Enough’ took to the podium to address the board. Billie Studanski is the NCSD parent who founded the group. She said to...
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