Couple turns Evelyn home into a verdant work of art
2187 Evelyn By Sharron Johnson Art permeates the human experience. How well can we humans, world wide, attest to this, especially now? No social gathering to attend a sporting event, a play or even an art opening, only to name three. Social distancing, an old catch...
CY restaurants continue to serve through crisis
Toward the end of March, the city closed all restaurant dining rooms and bars. Establishments can still sell to-go food — along with to-go beer, wine, and liquor thanks to a recent state dispensation. Such measures will become all the more important as the COVID-19...
Businesses find creative ways to stay open
With the issuing of the Safer at Home order that went into effect on March 24, all non-essential businesses, including in Cooper-Young, have closed. The Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market, like gorcery stores, is considered an essential business and will be keeping...
Surviving the pandemic : As the world wrestles with COVID-19, tips on how to survive here at home
By Amanda Yarbro-Dill EDITOR: The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly unfolding calamity with daily changes. We have endeavored to make information that follows as current as possible, BUT please consult with the Centers for Disease Control and state and local authorities...
Board elections slated for April; president, treasurer uncontested
By Amanda Yarbro-Dill As with the United States, this is an election year for Cooper-Young Community Association. The positions of board president and treasurer are open this time around. Those roles are currently held by Mark Morrison and Suzanne Abedi, respectively....
April book club forges ahead
The April book club selection. If there’s anything we’re in need of right now, it’s a good book. Fortunately, Dear Readers Book Club, the Cooper-Young neighborhood book club, have selected their book for April, We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the...
CYCA events, office hours postponed
The Cooper-Young Community Association board and executive director have decided that in the interest of public health both office hours and public events will be suspended until further notice. Please be assured that updates will be posted on social media when this...
Letter from the executive director: Community a comfort in uncertain days
Hello neighbors, I hope this Lamplighter finds you well; in these crazy times, I’d say that means somewhat sane and capable of some mild relaxation. This is actually the second letter I’ve written for this issue; right before sending my articles to the editor, I...
Letter from the president: Virus sets new challenges for CYCA
I never would have predicted the conditions in which I am writing my last letter from the president! I hope you are maintaining both your mental and physical health in the unprecedented conditions we find ourselves in now. I have been working from home for the past...
Lamplighter suspends publication
We are living in unprecedented times, and the impact of the coronavirus is reaching everything and everyone, including the Cooper-Young Community Association. This week, we made the difficult decision to suspend production of the LampLighter newspaper for the...
