Amy Gilligan

Dubuque

Executive Editor at Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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Week in review: Notable local stories from the past 7 days

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

The Dubuque City Council on Monday reversed a March zoning decision on a plot of land off Cedar Cross Road after receiving blowback from neighbors worried about apartment buildings rising in their backyard. The council had approved a rezoning request for the two adjacent lots at 405 and 575 Cedar Cross Road by Luke and Julie Merfeld from R-1 single-family lots to R-4 multi-family residential, but the vote was split, 4-3.
9 local companies honored as Best Places to Work

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Nine local businesses were honored as Best Places to Work on Thursday during a recognition event hosted by TH Media and Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce. More than 150 people attended the awards dinner at Diamond Jo Casino. To ensure accurate, unbiased results, TH Media and the chamber selected Workforce Research Group to be the workplace research partner for the program.
Gilligan: A salute to beloved columnist after 35 years (and also a not so beloved comic)

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

This past Sunday saw the end of an era with the final piece written for us by longtime columnist Rebecca Christian appearing on the lifestyle page. Rebecca, who has always been forthcoming with her readers, first wrote about her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease in a column last spring.
Week in review: Notable local stories from the past 7 days

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Five former Grand River Medical Group physicians are suing the local health care provider to temporarily halt its sale to UnityPoint Health. Andrew Bland, Ryan Elsey, Krishnarao Gorrepati, Sarah Jacobitz-Kizzier and Michelle Shafer, all shareholders in the company, seek an injunction on the sale until or unless the company respects their buyout rights. All five physicians resigned from employment with Grand River Medical Group within the past 12 months.
Gilligan: Letting the sun shine -- that's what local journalism does best

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

I love it when Mother Nature cooperates and Sunshine Week is actually, well, a week of sunshine. Around here, Sunshine Week celebrates what we do every day -- report on the spending and policymaking of local elected officials. Sunshine Week is a time designated to remind citizens that government transparency makes for better government and is something we all have a right to. After all, it’s our government. Let’s shine the lights and see what’s happening.
Free for all: Tri-state activities easy on your wallet

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Historic presentations headline another full week of free offerings in the tri-state area. The Telegraph Herald continues to showcase free community events in the area over the next seven days. Enjoy these local offerings without dipping into your bank account. Do you know of upcoming free events that should be featured in this space? Email Executive Editor Amy Gilligan at amy.gilligan@thmedia. 1 to 3 p.m. — Dyersville, Iowa — “Bingo Party” at James Kennedy Public Library, 320 First Ave. E.
Free for all: Tri-state activities easy on your wallet

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Festivities linked to St. Patrick’s Day headline another full slate of free offerings in the tri-state area this week. The Telegraph Herald continues to showcase free community events in the area over the next seven days. Enjoy these local offerings without dipping into your bank account. Do you know of upcoming free events that should be featured in this space? Email Executive Editor Amy Gilligan at [email protected].
Gilligan: Things to watch for in this week's TH

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Welcome to March, to Lent and to the season of all things fish fry. We are here to help. Flip to Page 7A and get the scoop on the beloved tri-state tradition of the winter fish fry. We can help you zero in on your faves and map your strategy for hitting the most fish frys in the area with our online map. You can even add one if you know of one we missed. Check it out at telegraphherald.com/fish.
Free for all: Tri-state activities easy on your wallet

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

Racecar shows, open gyms and author talks highlight a full array of free offerings in the tri-state area this week. The Telegraph Herald continues to showcase free community events in the area over the next seven days. Enjoy these local offerings without dipping into your bank account. Do you know of upcoming free events that should be featured in this space? Email Executive Editor Amy Gilligan at [email protected].
Gilligan: Cheers to 20 years of Peggy Jackson's Walk Through Black History

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Amy Gilligan

I hate to plug something you no longer have an opportunity to see, but let me put something on your radar for next year. On Sunday I attended “The Voice of Hope” — part of the Walk Through Black History series presented annually at First Baptist Church during Black History Month. This year’s show told the story of the life of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), who became an influential figure in education and the highest-ranking Black woman in U.S. government.