Posts by Elizabeth Ropp
While many downtown business owners complain about the unhoused population, hairdresser Tia Ellie has adopted a radically different approach: Acts of Kindness. This hairdresser is not just a successful entrepreneur; she is a vital pillar of our community’s compassion.
An overgrown vacant site in Manchester has been an eyesore for the neighborhood for 15 years. What can the city do about it?
All I know about cricket is from comedian Hassan Manaj. In a 2019 episode of the popular Netflix show “The Patriot Act,” I learned that cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, next to soccer. However, cricket is not a game we typically see people playing in Manchester. On Memorial Day morning roughly 20 international students from India gather to play cricket on a baseball field in Livingston Park.
I have the same conversation with my husband every summer when we sit at the Ben and Jerry’s in downtown Manchester. I gaze across Elm Street and, in between bites of Americone Dream or Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz, I ask, “What is up with that windowless building, and who put up that yellow facade?”
So, why am I running for re-election to a position that has no responsibilities? It’s a way to stay engaged with my community, especially during a pandemic.
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