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By Nhatt Nichols When it comes to loving her community deeply through her actions, Oceana Sawyer doesn’t mess around. “I came here with one goal. I've set the same goal now for five years. I just want to live in a beautiful place with black and brown
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By Angela Downs AJ Hawkins is the owner of Kalma, a death-positive retail store in downtown, with a community space called the Parlor. She was nominated as a Change Maker of the Year by many people who have felt the positive impact of her deep care for the community and
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A letter from editor Nhatt Nichols I’ve always struggled with newspapers’ “best of” special editions. It isn’t just that they never seem to pick my favorite bartender or barista; it’s more the niggling feeling that we should be celebrating people for more than just their job. Of
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By Scott France On a quiet stretch of Marrowstone Island, where mossy trees meet the long memory of the land, Bastian Basalt is building something rare: not just housing, but trust. Basalt, a Jefferson County Change Maker of 2025, doesn’t flinch at the size of the work. He leans