Sentences with phrase «cultural districts making»

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Legislator Lynn Dixon, Independent from Erie County's 9th District, said investments made in the city tend to focus more on cultural institutions, youth programs and libraries, whereas suburbs get more focus on infrastructure.

He has advocated for making the Eastern Parkway subway station in his district, which is near a variety of major cultural institutions and heavily utilized, accessible for PWDs and is not on the 100 «key stations» list.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

Also, I think District 9 is classic science - fiction in the sense that it takes a futuristic scenario (or in this case an alternative present scenario) to make contemporary political and cultural commentary.

What does this quotation mean to you in terms of making school and / or district cultural changes?

The Office of Language and Cultural Education (OLCE) oversees the running of the Bilingual Advisory Committees (BACs) at each school with a Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Program, and one citywide Chicago Multilingual Parent Council (CMPC) made up of BAC members from across the District.

Although efforts have been made to specifically improve graduation rates among subgroups that regularly have lower achievement, including English learners, those in the foster care system or low - income youth, the American Institutes» study released last week suggests districts should also target subgroups within racial and ethnic subgroups where significant cultural variety is common.

A mix of Mestizo, Spanish and Belizean culture makes this district a unique cultural experience.

Around 14,000 artists representing eight districts / towns in Bali and those from other 12 provinces in Indonesia, and the representatives of eight foreign countries will take part in the PKB, head of arts division at Bali provincial cultural office, I Made Santha said here on Wednesday.

Today, their descendants, predominantly in the southern district of Toledo, still make up part of the important cultural fabric of Belize.

And thus, before you knew it these Brazilian transplants grew into a community that made International Drive's tourist district their new cultural home.

Newly built and conveniently located in the very heart of Ho Chi Minh City, next to famous Ben Thanh market, just minutes away from the city's busiest financial, cultural and shopping district and 30 - minute drive away from Tan Son Nhat International airport, The Anpha Boutique Hotel creates the hospitality experience of the modern traveler seeking efficient, secure, hygiene and high - end accommodation for both business and leisure travel.The Anpha Boutique Hotel has 21 elegantly appointed guestrooms.All rooms feature internet and Wi - Fi, working desk and other amenities including a LED TV, safe, mini bar and coffee / tea making facilities.

Nineteen museums (12 of them free) within a walkable 1.5 - mile radius make the Houston Museum District one of the most visited, diverse and affordable cultural centers in the world.

The Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum presentation has been made possible by U.S. Bank, Snell & Wilmer, John Brooks Incorporated, the generous donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

Prospect New Orleans and Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp is made possible through generous support from Founding Benefactor Toby Devan Lewis and our generous supporters including: The Helis Foundation; the Lambent Foundation; the Ford Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; Nancy A. Nasher; David J. Haemisegger; VIA Art Fund; Whitney Bank; Susan and Ralph Brennan; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; David Workman; the National Endowment for the Arts; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Wagner Foundation; the Joan Mitchell Foundation; the Zemurray Foundation; Kevin G. Clifford and Michele T. Reynoir; The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston; the Ed Bradley Family Foundation; Jones Walker LLP; the Knight Foundation; Pan American Life Insurance Group; Paul J. Leaman, Jr.; the Reily Foundation / Stephen Reily Family Fund; Tommy and Dathel Coleman; the Downtown Development District; Arts Council New Orleans; the Keller Family Foundation; City of New Orleans Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy; Edward Wisner Donation / City of New Orleans; Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation; Peake BMW; Project &; RosaMary Foundation; Regions Bank; Mondriaan Fonds; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation; ArtCenter South Florida; the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation; Accion Cultural Española (AC / E); the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas; the Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley; Dashboard U.S.; iaspis; the Joan Mitchell Center; the National Council of Jewish Women / New Orleans Chapter; and the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana.

2013 Turner Prize winner Laure Prouvost's film installation, Wantee, made in the Cumbrian village of Coniston, in the Lake District, with help from local residents, is now on show in Coniston's Ruskin Museum, with the aim of boosting the cultural profile of the museum and the village, the BBC reports.

Alongside the Carnegie Institute, the city established a cultural trust, making meaningful investments in a downtown cultural district in 1971.

Youth groups from all over the Twin Cities have been working with the Guerrilla Girls to create Made Here window showcases in the downtown Minneapolis Cultural District that express young perspectives on social issues, art and activism.

Yet the troika of world - class museums that anchor Fort Worth's cultural district, each renowned for its striking and influential architecture as well as the excellence of its collection, make a persuasive case for the claim.

Although the neighborhood went on to become the financial district, as recently as 30 years ago it was still making cultural history: it was home to some of America's most distinguished and radical living artists.

This series was made possible thanks to the generous support of Denver Arts & Venues, Bonfils - Stanton Foundation, David & Laura Merage Foundation, and Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.