2013 Media Releases

May

• Adults Urged to Get Vaccine to Protect Infants From Whooping Cough
• Library Summer Reading Program Offered at County Sites
• Task Force Deployed to Oklahoma
• S. 17th Street Project to Begin Tuesday
• Tickets Available for Mayor's Arts Awards
• City Golfers Encouraged to Complete Survey
• Mayor Announces Winners of Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest
• Mayor Not Recommending Watering Restrictions
• Parks and Recreation Staff Address Increase in Dandelions
• Mayor to Present April Award of Excellence
• Construction Delayed on S. 17th Street
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Scheduled for Saturday May 18
• Public Invited to Meet New StarTran Transit Manager
• Part of Cornhusker Highway to Close Monday
• Report Tracks Discrimination Complaints
• Heritage Room Featured in 2013 Nebraska Passport
• Park in Haymarket Rededicated to Recognize Former Mayor Harris
• Board of Health Presents Awards
• City Encourages Residents to "Bike to Work, Lincoln!"
• Volunteers Needed for 11th Annual "Wake Up the Beds" at Sunken Gardens
• Part of S. 17th to Close for Six Weeks
• Arena to be Finished Month Ahead of Schedule
• Humphrey to Discuss Financial Protection for Seniors
• Temporary No Parking Areas in Effect for Marathon
• Online Registration Begins for Swim Lessons

April

• Floodplain Maps Revised
• City Proposes Changes for Watering Violations and Water Rates
• Lincoln Fire and Rescue Promotes Seven
• Public Invited to Open House on Antelope Park Water Quality Improvements
• Transportation Planning is Topic of Public Meeting
• Revised Water Management Plan Changes Designated Day Schedule for Some Property Owners
• Mayor to Present 2012 Award of Excellence
• Girder Failure Halts Rail Traffic
• Nebraska's Centennial Mall Campaign Gets a Huge Boost
• Register Now for Summer Day Camps
• Community Celebrates Sherman Field Renovations
• Mayor to Present March Award of Excellence
• Lincoln is Tree City USA for 36th Year
• Winners Announced for Mayor's Arts Awards
• Reception to Highlight Role of National Service
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Set for April 20
• Help StarTran "Stuff the Bus" for Friendship Home

March

• New Route and Activities Planned for Streets Alive!
• Mayor Announces Two Efforts to Fight Obesity
• Citizens Urged to Report Potholes
• Mayor Encourages Football Fans to Plan Ahead
• Separation of Yard Waste Begins Last Week in March
• Grants Available for Litter Cleanup Projects
• Roberts Park Restorations to Begin
• Public Invited to Open House on Street Rehab Project
• Mayor Presents February Award of Excellence
• Artistic Rain Barrels Now on Display
• New 2 for Trees Program Successful
• Parks and Recreation Offers Program on Growing Roses
• Planning Department Seeks Public Input
• Work to Begin on N. 27th Street Viaduct
• Civil Rights Conference Set for April
• Percentage of Businesses Selling Tobacco to Minors Drops
• Mayor to Present January Award of Excellence
• Appointments Available for Household Hazardous Waste Collection
• Check Out Teen Tech Week @ Libraries
• New Parking Meter Installation to Begin Wednesday
• Storytimes to Focus on Vision Care

February

• NebraskaLink to Extend Broadband Service to Lincoln
• Mayor Welcomes Basketball Fans to Lincoln
• Parking Restored on 14th Street
• Student Art Shown at Bennett Martin Public Library
• Open House Set for N.W. 48th Street Project
• City Libraries to Close Early
• Smart Meters Coming to Downtown
• Mayor Says Contract Ban is Good Government
• East Downtown Development to Include Housing, Retail and Grocery Store
• Abraham Lincoln Birthday Celebration Features "Lincoln" Movie and Lecture
• Brick Artwork Being Removed at Near South Park
• Storytimes to Focus on Dental Care
• Free Genealogy Workshops Offered at Libraries
• City, County, Health and Hospital Community Support Medicaid Expansion

January

• Mayor Beutler's Response to Whitehead News Release and Letter
• Tree Recycling Results Announced
• Public Invited to reEnergize Event Thursday
• Nominations Sought for One Book - One Lincoln 2013
• "Pinkalicious" Actors to Visit Libraries
• Public Invited to Lincoln Bird EnCOUNTer
• Citizens Sought for Task Force on City-County Consolidation
• Lincoln Recycles Day Raises Over $2,500 for LPS Recycling Program
• Mayor to Present December Award of Excellence
• Parking to Be Temporarily Allowed on Lincoln Mall
• City Independence Day Celebration to Be Held July 3
• Nomination Deadline Extended for Mayor's Arts Awards
• Tree Recycling Continues at Seven Sites
• Health Department Reports Two Flu Deaths, Strongly Recommends Immunization
• New Office and Retail Complex Planned for West Haymarket
• Mayor Presents November Award of Excellence
• City Tackles Ice on Residential Streets
• Antelope Valley Project Earns Lincoln "Crown Community" Award