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2020 Richmond Reads selection is 'Nothing More Dangerous' by Minnesota author Allen Eskens

By Billie Owens

By Samantha Stryker, Community and Adult Services librarian, Richmond Memorial Library:

At a small gathering last Thursday, the Richmond Reads committee and Richmond Memorial Library revealed the 2020 Richmond Reads title -- "Nothing More Dangerous," a 2019 mystery by Minnesota author Allen Eskens.

The reveal was also streamed live to

Batavia City Centre updates: new entrances, less vacancies, gradual progress

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By Joanne Beck
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City Manager Rachael Tabelski points to an empty wall that will be used for a rotating art gallery inside of Batavia City Centre. 
Photo by Howard Owens.

Batavia City Centre is taking on a new shape and look, albeit gradually, but it’s an improvement from where it was a few years ago, City Manager Rachael Tabelski says.

With three new entrances and one entrance-turned-exit only that replaced those old, leaking, moldy silos; removal of the concourse stage and stained ceiling tiles; a grant in progress to extend the City Hall floor style into the concourse; and vacant properties being sold for future businesses, Tabelski and her colleagues are excited about every incremental change.

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