InfoFlow Episode 8.069 – 1/6/23

[Infoflow intro] + [pledge of allegiance]  SAMMI: Welcome back to Infoflow, Blazers. Today is Friday, January 6th. I’m Sammi.  LEVI: And I’m Levi. The Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development in Maryland has joined Amazon in supporting an affordable housing project planned by Gilbane Development Company at the West Hyattsville Metro station. When finished, The Sovren will include 293 apartments, half of which will be reserved for tenants whose income is 80% of the area median income. SAMMI: Major winter storms have hit the west coast, most significantly California, and a stretch of the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, with heavy rain and snow in the north-central states — as a possible tornado damaged homes in the South. LEVI: A nonprofit financed by billionaire George Soros quietly donated $140 million to advocacy organizations and ballot initiatives in 2021, plus another $60 million to like-minded charities.The donations bring Soros’ contributions to political campaigns and causes since January 2020 to roughly half a billion dollars — at the least — most of it steered through dark money nonprofit groups and going largely toward political causes aligned with the Democratic Party. SAMMI: Now let’s hear from Susae and Simone about the Light Up the Night Free Skate. Disco Ice Skating pack SAMMI: Be sure to check it out! LEVI: Writers! Do you have a writing piece that dives into one of your interests, paints a story, or simply spotlights your creativity? Artists! Do you have an art piece that sparks conversation? Ventures into storytelling? Musicians! Do you have a performance you would love to share? Even one that’s self-written? You can submit them to the link below [bit.ly/3GyPN9m] to be featured on the upcoming SGA app. SAMMI: And now let’s go to Gwen for this weekend’s weather! weather intro GWEN: Hey Blazers! Welcome back to the weekend weather report. Today will be a high of 50 and a low of 34. Saturday will be a high of 48 and a low of 28 with clouds and sun. Sunday will be a high of 43 and a low of 35 with clouds. Have a great weekend and we will see you next week Blazers.  SAMMI: And that’s all for today’s show! Check out our website at bnconline.net to submit any announcements and apply for the 2023-24 BNC staff which can also been found at tinyurl.com/bncapplication, and follow us @bnc_blair on instagram, and @bncblair on tiktok and on twitter. Have a toasty Tuesday and we’ll see you next time, Blazers!  [Infoflow outro]