Removing lead paint from old homes is expensive, and Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for the federal government to provide more financial aid for homeowners who take on the task. Schumer and Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will introduce a bill this week that would provide a $3,000 tax credit for homeowners who remove hazards […]
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Study says porches can pose significant lead threat
A new study out of the University of Rochester says that porches on older city homes could contain significant amounts of lead dust, which is a major source of lead poisoning in children. The problems comes from flaking lead paint on the porches, says the study, which was published in the journal Environmental Health. Children […]
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Metro ink – 9.13.06
THEY ALL TELL A STORY There are over 350 (mostly vintage) instruments hanging in Bernunzio Uptown Music at 122 East Avenue. Yet John Bernunzio is quick to point out he is not a collector. He’s a dealer. He’s been one for 35 years. “You know you become a dealer when you decide to sell something […]
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Gearing up for lead law
Like it or not, the city’s lead law will take effect July 1. The legislation, which passed six months ago, requires all city rental housing built before 1978 to be tested for lead hazards, such as deteriorated paint and airborne lead particles. “Childhood lead poisoning is one of the most common and preventable pediatric health […]
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Metro Ink 12.14.05
Sounds of the swamp Terry Lindsey loves all styles of music, but he has a particular fondness for Cajun and zydeco, the ebullient sounds of southern Louisiana. “It’s good-time music,” he says. “It’s rootsy. It’s music to dance to, not just sit and stare at. You drink a beer, get out on the floor to […]
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Metro Ink 11.02.05
Return to Africa MokaLantum jokes that because he is from Cameroon, you will see a “very strong bias” towards that country in the art and cultural artifacts at the new BaobabCulturalCenter. | There are 90 pieces of art on display at Baobab: paintings by Boston’s KofiKayiga, mixed media by New York City’s Michael “Ikahl” Beckford, […]
