Mural going up in North Danville showing kids floating to a better future

October 19, 2019

Pepe Gaka loves working outdoors. That’s why the artist prefers creating murals instead of painting in a studio.

“I like to be outside, to be with people and talking to people,” Gaka said during an interview outside Stonewall Recreation Center, where he’s creating a mural on its building facing North Main Street in Danville. “You’ve got the building as the canvas. You get to meet people.”

After outgrowing old facility, new community learning center in works near Cardinal Village in Danville

September 23, 2019

A new community learning center is coming to southern Danville to serve young people and families in Cardinal Village and the surrounding neighborhood, officials announced Monday.

“This is a youth center for the surrounding neighborhood and all of Southside Danville,” Mayor Alonzo Jones said Monday afternoon at Cardinal Village.

First Annual Neighborhood Leadership Conference

June 5, 2019

Held May 10-11, the conference was designed to provide individuals information about Youth Engagement, utilizing social media to engage neighbors and more.