Trustee Rick Tidd Resigns; Appointment Process Underway

* View the full application / guidelines page HERE

Big Darby Accord Revision Enters Public Phase

* View the full Draft of the updated Accord HERE

Ridgewood Parking Restrictions Rescinded

* Decision came after improper public meeting rules. Read our original 2024 story HERE and read the latest HERE

Beacon Elementary Construction - Early Impacts

Beacon Expands Coverage to Congressional Race

* The Beacon is in conversations to interview Don Leonard, congressional primary candidate for Hilliard district (OH-15) We will be extending an identical offer to opponent Adam Miller and incumbent Republican Mike Carey.

‘500 Tabs’ Sneak Peek

* Jordan can’t let a good story go but Apple has decided 500 open tabs in a single group is the limit. Instead of declaring ‘browser bankruptcy’ and wiping the slate he’s decided to slow down the info avalanche, power through the backlog and share the work.

* https://archive.ph/RyHKB ‘Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value’As recently as end of year 2024, X valuations had experienced a 79% markdown to less than 20% of its forty-four billion purchase price. Since 2025 internal restructuring and the paper acquisition by his own highly speculative xAI product, those valuations have rebounded despite lower revenues across the board - somehow - to almost exactly forty-four billion dollars.

* Is Elon’s X worth every penny “he” paid or is this yet another case of financial speculation outrunning common sense to make sure the system just keeps chugging for elite capital?

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