Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, host to a meeting May 8th to discuss general topics and concerns, was joined by other Michigan mayors at the event: Woodrow Stanley of Flint, David Hollister of Lansing and Michael Guido of Dearborn.
Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton was host April 30 to a delegation of leaders from San Joaquin County interested in learning about a school readiness initiative serving Minneapolis children aged six and younger. The guests included twenty community leaders led by Stockton Mayor Gary Podesto.
Hollywood, a city of 121,000 between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, is in the midst of an ambitious renaissance and a lengthy New York Times article May 3 profiles the role of Mayor Mara Giulianti in helping the Florida community's revival.
Elected in 1986, Mayor Giulianti, a physician's wife, was committed to arrest the city's decline. The article says the mayor led a community-wide drive to transform a sleepy town. Sixty new businesses have opened downtown and construction is underway on downtown luxury apartments and a commercial-residential complex.
The downtown renaissance was built on a foundation of civic activism and innovative financing. For her part, Mayor Giulianti says it was a long time coming. "It reminds me of the actors who are finally "discovered" who have been working at their craft for years," says the mayor.
Among the 158 guests at a White House dinner for Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi May 6, were two mayors sprinkled among the crowd which included many prominent Italian Americans. Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradini and Bridgeport (CT) Mayor Joseph Ganim were in attendance. They were joined by former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino who has returned to the U.S. after serving as U.S. Ambassador to Malta.
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