# capital project (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover capital project. Page: Feed: --- ## [What’s in This Issue?](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/whats-in-this-issue-297/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-this-issue-297) _2026-08-22 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new... The post What’s in This Issue? first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [A Better World is Possible: Seattle Celebrates Universal School Meals for All Students](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/a-better-world-is-possible-seattle-celebrates-universal-school-meals-for-all-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-better-world-is-possible-seattle-celebrates-universal-school-meals-for-all-students) _2026-08-22 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ by Stephen Prager Seattle’s City Council used a budget surplus to enact Mayor Katie Wilson’s... The post A Better World is Possible: Seattle Celebrates Universal School Meals for All Students first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [2026 State Primary Election Information for Amherst Voters](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/2026-state-primary-election-information-for-amherst-voters-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-state-primary-election-information-for-amherst-voters-2) _2026-08-22 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: amherstma.gov The State Primary Election is on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voters must... The post 2026 State Primary Election Information for Amherst Voters first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Ribbon-Cutting for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Track & Field Reconstruction](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/ribbon-cutting-for-the-amherst-pelham-regional-high-school-track-field-reconstruction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ribbon-cutting-for-the-amherst-pelham-regional-high-school-track-field-reconstruction) _2026-08-22 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School track... The post Ribbon-Cutting for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Track & Field Reconstruction first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Independent Investigation Finds Amherst School District in Compliance with State Restraint Laws; Superintendent Says District Can Do Better](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/independent-investigation-finds-amherst-school-district-in-compliance-with-state-restraint-laws-superintendent-says-district-can-do-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=independent-investigation-finds-amherst-school-district-in-compliance-with-state-restraint-laws-superintendent-says-district-can-do-better) _2026-08-22 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, Aug. 20, 2026 The meeting was... The post Independent Investigation Finds Amherst School District in Compliance with State Restraint Laws; Superintendent Says District Can Do Better first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Photos of the Week: Hummingbird in Flight](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/photos-of-the-week-hummingbirds-in-flight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-of-the-week-hummingbirds-in-flight) _2026-08-22 · John Varner · Amherst Indy_ Our Photo of the Week feature presents a new picture each week by a local... The post Photos of the Week: Hummingbird in Flight first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [A Sneak Peek at the New Amethyst Brook Elementary School](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-amethyst-brook-elementary-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-amethyst-brook-elementary-school) _2026-08-22 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ The local press was invited to join Amethyst Brook Elementary School Principal Alison Estes, School... The post A Sneak Peek at the New Amethyst Brook Elementary School first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [What’s Happening in Amherst?](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/whats-happening-in-amherst-241/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-happening-in-amherst-241) _2026-08-21 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ by Art and Maura Keene You can help us make our events calendar more comprehensive... The post What’s Happening in Amherst? first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Mariam Elnozahy Appointed As Curator Of The 2027 Ulaanbaatar Biennale](https://www.artforum.com/news/mariam-elnozahy-ulaanbaatar-biennale-1234757716/) _2026-08-21 · Samuel Wilken · Artforum_ Researcher, writer, and curator Mariam Elnozahy has been announced as chief curator of the second edition of the Ulaanbaatar Biennale. The event, which serves as a nexus for the Mongolian arts and culture sector to engage with audiences and artists from all over the world, is set to take place from June 4–30, 2027, at \[…\] ## [MoMA PS1 Will Open New Café, Chef DeVonn Francis’s Symone, This October](https://www.artforum.com/news/moma-ps1-will-open-new-cafe-this-october-1234757714/) _2026-08-21 · Theo Belci · Artforum_ MoMA PS1, the Museum of Modern Art’s sister museum in Long Island City, Queens, will welcome a new eatery to its restaurant space in the fall, per a press release. In early October, Chef DeVonn Francis will debut Symone, a restaurant inspired by French-African cuisine and fueled by seasonal ingredients. The café, which will be \[…\] ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sV7g5tPrVBWe) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Pleasantries from the Potato Museum](https://www.artforum.com/columns/pleasantries-from-the-potato-museum-postcard-1234757695/) _2026-08-21 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ “You could buy potato flavored gum” ## [Inadequate Erosion Control at Amethyst Brook Elementary School Site](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/inadequate-erosion-control-at-amethyst-brook-elementary-school-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inadequate-erosion-control-at-amethyst-brook-elementary-school-site) _2026-08-21 · Maura Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, August 12, 2025 This meeting was... The post Inadequate Erosion Control at Amethyst Brook Elementary School Site first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Armory Show to Inaugurate Two Museum Acquisition Prizes at 2026 Edition](https://www.artforum.com/news/armory-show-to-inaugurate-two-museum-acquisition-prizes-1234757674/) _2026-08-21 · Polly Watson · Artforum_ The Armory Show has announced two new museum acquisition prizes. The awards will debut at the event’s 2026 iteration, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York September 24–27, and will highlight artists from the Caribbean. According to the Art Newspaper, they are the first acquisition prizes to be established in the fair’s thirty-year \[…\] ## [Nonprofit Blank Forms To Move Into A New Space In SoHo This Fall](https://www.artforum.com/news/nonprofit-blank-forms-to-move-into-a-new-space-in-soho-1234757686/) _2026-08-21 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ Blank Forms has announced plans to shift base from its current Clinton Hill, Brooklyn premises to an 8,000-square-foot open plan loft on the sixth floor of 151 Lafayette Street in SoHo. The nonprofit experimental performance and art space founded by Lawrence Kumpf in 2016, is expected to complete the move this fall. Before Blank Forms, \[…\] ## [Brad Pitt Named as Executive Producer of Wim Wenders–Directed Peter Zumthor Doc](https://www.artforum.com/news/brad-pitt-executive-producer-wim-wenders-peter-zumthor-doc-1234757670/) _2026-08-21 · Polly Watson · Artforum_ Actor Brad Pitt has been tapped as an executive producer of a forthcoming film about the work of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Titled From Inside Out, the immersive 3D film is being directed by German auteur Wim Wenders, who has spent fourteen years working on the project with the Pritzker Prize winner. \[…\] ## [Recently-Attributed Bernini Painting Will Go On Display in Vienna in December](https://www.artforum.com/news/recently-attributed-bernini-painting-will-go-on-display-1234757682/) _2026-08-21 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ More than a century after a rare painting, recently attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was bequeathed to the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in 1920, the painting, Portrait of an Old Man, will go on display on December 2, per reports. The museum, which is located in Vienna, received the painting as a gift from the collector \[…\] ## [Letter | Proposed Historic District Consistent with Town’s Master Plan](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/letter-proposed-historic-district-consistent-with-towns-master-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-proposed-historic-district-consistent-with-towns-master-plan) _2026-08-21 · Janet McGowan · Amherst Indy_ The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board on August 17, 2026. I... The post Letter | Proposed Historic District Consistent with Town’s Master Plan first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/21/tso-considers-changes-to-waste-hauler-policies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tso-considers-changes-to-waste-hauler-policies) _2026-08-21 · Darcy DuMont · Amherst Indy_ Local and Green The following article appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. On Aug. 6,... The post TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [59th Annual Community Breakfast, Sept. 1](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/59th-annual-community-breakfast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=59th-annual-community-breakfast) _2026-08-21 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: umass.edu Join the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce for... The post 59th Annual Community Breakfast, Sept. 1 first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Planning Board Narrowly Recommends East Amherst Local Historic District](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/planning-board-narrowly-recommends-east-amherst-local-historic-district/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planning-board-narrowly-recommends-east-amherst-local-historic-district) _2026-08-21 · Maura Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, August 19, 2026 This meeting was... The post Planning Board Narrowly Recommends East Amherst Local Historic District first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kq9rPQDF9mj8) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [French Heat Wave Fries Flowers at Monet Gardens in Giverny](https://www.artforum.com/news/french-heat-wave-fries-flowers-at-monet-gardens-1234757474/) _2026-08-20 · Polly Watson · Artforum_ The recent heat waves that have set France abroil—shuttering museums, sparking wildfires, and sending citizens plunging into the Seine—have taken their toll on the famed gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny in Normandy. Among the casualties are the thousands of nasturtiums directly descended from those planted by the Impressionist more than a hundred years ago. Lining the gardens’ central \[…\] ## [Amherst Bassoonist Rémy Taghavi Explores French and Iranian Roots on MIZANSEN](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/amherst-bassoonist-remy-taghavi-explores-french-and-iranian-roots-on-mizansen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amherst-bassoonist-remy-taghavi-explores-french-and-iranian-roots-on-mizansen) _2026-08-20 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: PARMA Recordings Rémy Taghavi, UMass Amherst Professor of Bassoon, recently released MIZANSEN, an album... The post Amherst Bassoonist Rémy Taghavi Explores French and Iranian Roots on MIZANSEN first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [National Gallery of Art Adds a Slew of New Artists to Its Collection](https://www.artforum.com/news/national-gallery-of-art-adds-new-roster-of-artists-1234757484/) _2026-08-20 · Polly Watson · Artforum_ The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has announced a raft of new acquisitions, including works by artists entering the collection for the first time. Among these are Marie Bracquemond, T. C. Cannon, LaToya Hobbs, Stacey Kranitz, Lorraine O’Grady, and Christina Quarles. The gallery purchased O’Grady’s Mlle Bourgeoise Noire Goes to the New Museum, 1981/2007, a \[…\] ## [Speed Art Museum Repatriates 24 Artifacts to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes](https://www.artforum.com/news/speed-art-museum-repatriates-24-artifacts-1234757486/) _2026-08-20 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ In a ceremony that took place on Tuesday, August 19, the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky returned twenty-four cultural items from its collection to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, both of which hail from Oklahoma. This is the first time the museum has repatriated items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation \[…\] ## [Fake Webpage Takes Credit for Jordan Casteel’s Work](https://www.artforum.com/news/fake-webpage-uses-jordan-casteels-work-1234757459/) _2026-08-20 · Theo Belci · Artforum_ A recently discovered website is using images of paintings by Jordan Casteel to represent the work of a seemingly fictitious artist named Rebecca Tremblay. The site has also purportedly been contacting people about exhibitions and other opportunities. Casteel says she does not know who is behind the site. On August 17, she posted a message to her verified Instagram account \[…\] ## [South Asian Art Market Faces Influx of Fakes](https://www.artforum.com/news/south-asian-art-market-faces-forgeries-1234757469/) _2026-08-20 · Samuel Wilken · Artforum_ The booming market for South Asian art has been flooded with forgeries. With auction sales for South Asian art exceeding $100 million in 2025 alone, both major names and middle-market artists are finding their work targeted by forgers. “We are seeing an awful lot more dodgy stuff on the market,” Charles Moore, of London’s Grosvenor \[…\] ## [Updated: Goodwin Memorial Church to Host Historic Unity Service](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/updated-goodwin-memorial-church-to-host-historic-unity-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=updated-goodwin-memorial-church-to-host-historic-unity-service) _2026-08-20 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: Goodwin Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church As public discourse grows increasingly fractured across the nation,... The post Updated: Goodwin Memorial Church to Host Historic Unity Service first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [First Day of School Delayed to Aug. 31 for ARMS and Chestnut St. Academy](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/first-day-of-school-delayed-to-aug-31-for-arms-and-chestnut-st-academy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-day-of-school-delayed-to-aug-31-for-arms-and-chestnut-st-academy) _2026-08-20 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools The start date for Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS) and... The post First Day of School Delayed to Aug. 31 for ARMS and Chestnut St. Academy first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Sydney’s Powerhouse Parramatta Museum Will Open in November](https://www.artforum.com/news/sydneys-powerhouse-parramatta-museum-to-open-in-november-1234757430/) _2026-08-20 · Thomas Patier · Artforum_ Powerhouse Parramatta, a highly-anticipated new state institution and public museum in Sydney, Australia, will open to the public on November 7th. It’s described as the country’s largest cultural development since the debut of the Sydney Opera House. Powerhouse, the largest museum group in Australia, operates three institutions dedicated to contemporary arts and sciences in Sydney: Powerhouse… ## [Lack of a Quorum Means Phillips Street Porch Demolition Permit May Be Approved by Default](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/lack-of-a-quorum-means-phillips-street-porch-demolition-permit-approved-by-default/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lack-of-a-quorum-means-phillips-street-porch-demolition-permit-approved-by-default) _2026-08-20 · Maura Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the Meeting of the Historical Commission, Aug. 18, 2026 This meeting was held... The post Lack of a Quorum Means Phillips Street Porch Demolition Permit May Be Approved by Default first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7QCzFbDuV8JH) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [“Soul of Gaza” Fundraiser Offers Information, Film, and Food in Support of Displaced Gazan Families](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/20/soul-of-gaza-fundraiser-offers-information-film-and-food-in-support-of-displaced-gazan-families/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soul-of-gaza-fundraiser-offers-information-film-and-food-in-support-of-displaced-gazan-families) _2026-08-20 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: Apartheid Free Western Mass The Soul of Gaza, a special Palestinian meal and program,... The post “Soul of Gaza” Fundraiser Offers Information, Film, and Food in Support of Displaced Gazan Families first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Rijksmuseum Receives Book of Drawings Made By Rombout van Uylenburgh](https://www.artforum.com/news/rijksmuseum-receives-drawings-by-rombout-van-uylenburgh-1234757391/) _2026-08-19 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam recently received an exceptionally well-preserved 17th-century drawing book as a donation from the prominent Van Eeghen family in the Netherlands, the museum announced. The book, which has been in the safekeeping of the Van Eeghen family for more than three centuries, contains approximately thirty drawings, many of which depict biblical scenes. \[…\] ## [Judge Approves Trump Administration’s Paint Tests On Eisenhower Building](https://www.artforum.com/news/judge-approves-trump-paint-tests-on-eisenhower-building-1234757385/) _2026-08-19 · Mika Lee · Artforum_ On Tuesday, a federal judge granted the Trump administration permission to proceed with paint tests on the Eisenhower Executive Building. Trump’s desire, which is to coat the granite facade with white paint, has been met with significant pushback from historians who say that covering the historic building’s granite exterior with paint could trap moisture and \[…\] ## [Alison Jacques Gallery Faces Lawsuit Over Canceled Sale Of Monica Sjöö Works](https://www.artforum.com/news/alison-jacques-gallery-faces-lawsuit-over-canceled-sale-1234757375/) _2026-08-19 · Theo Belci · Artforum_ A trio of paintings by Swedish-born artist Monica Sjöö are at the center of a legal dispute between London-based Alison Jacques gallery and Swedish-American couple Yoed and Natasha Anise. The couple allege that Jacques, who represents Sjöö’s estate, breached contract conditions in selling the paintings to them and subsequently rescinding the sale. The Anises, who \[…\] ## [Former Owner of Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper Sues Media for Defamation](https://www.artforum.com/news/former-owner-of-frank-lloyd-wright-skyscraper-sues-1234757371/) _2026-08-19 · Samuel Wilken · Artforum_ Cynthia Blanchard, the former owner of Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and the Dallas-based company 20cDesign have filed a defamation suit against numerous media outlets, as well as the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and its executive director, Barbara Gordon, over coverage of the 2024 sale of some of the tower’s furnishings. The suit, filed \[…\] ## [Kick off the New School Year at the Town’s Annual First Day Celebration](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/19/kick-off-the-new-school-year-at-the-towns-annual-first-day-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kick-off-the-new-school-year-at-the-towns-annual-first-day-celebration) _2026-08-19 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools The Amherst Regional Public Schools invites the community to kick... The post Kick off the New School Year at the Town’s Annual First Day Celebration first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [What Is the Future of the Wildwood School Building?](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/19/what-is-the-future-of-the-wildwood-school-building/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-future-of-the-wildwood-school-building) _2026-08-19 · Maura Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the Meeting of the Town Council and Special Meeting of the Finance Committee,... The post What Is the Future of the Wildwood School Building? first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Town Seeks Volunteers to Help Select Public Art for New Elementary School](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/18/town-seeks-volunteers-to-help-select-public-art-for-new-elementary-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=town-seeks-volunteers-to-help-select-public-art-for-new-elementary-school) _2026-08-18 · Amherst Indy · Amherst Indy_ Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst recently established the Percent for Art Advisory Committee, a time-limited committee responsible for selecting... The post Town Seeks Volunteers to Help Select Public Art for New Elementary School first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Puffer’s Pond Is Safe for Swimming](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/18/puffers-pond-is-safe-for-swimming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puffers-pond-is-safe-for-swimming) _2026-08-18 · Art Keene · Amherst Indy_ Swimming is now allowed at Puffer’s Pond. The latest water quality test results for Puffer’s... The post Puffer’s Pond Is Safe for Swimming first appeared on Amherst Indy . ## [Advice to Way Finders: Locate Accessible Apartments on the Ground Floor](https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/08/18/advice-to-way-finders-locate-accessible-apartments-on-the-ground-floor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-to-way-finders-locate-accessible-apartments-on-the-ground-floor) _2026-08-18 · Maura Keene · Amherst Indy_ Report on the meeting of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Aug. 11, 2026 This... The post Advice to Way Finders: Locate Accessible Apartments on the Ground Floor first appeared on Amherst Indy .