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Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

The amount of cranes I’ve made has fully exceeded the space that I have and I’m looking to move them into the community to make room to string more! I’m open to suggestions and willing to give them to just about anywhere that would like to have them 😊

Trump administration transfers land to state to support Ambler Road and Alaska LNG

By Alex DeMarban

Published: 6 hours ago

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it transferred 1.4 million acres of land to the state of Alaska to support development of the 200-mile Ambler Road in an effort to open up access for mining in a remote Arctic region.

The U.S. Interior Department said in a statement that the land transfer, long sought by Alaska under its statehood entitlement, would also support the proposed Alaska LNG megaproject that seeks to deliver North Slope gas to Asian countries and Alaskans.

The land surrounds the Dalton Highway near Coldfoot north of the Yukon River, where part of the the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline passes.

It’s part of the Dalton Utility Corridor, and includes the route that would host the Alaska LNG pipeline, if it is built.

The proposed Ambler Road would extend west through wilderness from the Dalton corridor. It’s designed to open a mining district containing copper, zinc, lead and other minerals considered critical by the federal government for their economic and defense value.

“This milestone represents a leap forward in advancing Alaska’s ability to responsibly develop its resources and advance economic opportunity across Alaska,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said in a statement from Interior. “We appreciate our partnership and collaboration with President Trump that made this transfer possible, and we look forward to putting this corridor to work for the benefit of all Alaskans.”

The transfer follows action by the Trump administration in February issuing a public land order that revoked two public land orders implemented in the early 1970s. The old land orders prevented conveyance to the state of Alaska and prevented mineral exploration.

The revocations enabled the land transfer after the state requested title to the land.

Conservation groups have sued over the revocations.

On Wednesday, the groups in statements condemned the transfer, saying it could facilitate development of the Ambler Road, opening an undeveloped region to industrial mining. It will also remove federal protections that support subsistence hunting and Alaska Native communities, they said.

“Instead of protecting our shared public lands so they can be handed down to future generations, this administration is working directly against the best interests of the American people by giving away those lands for the benefit of foreign mining companies,” said Matt Jackson, Alaska senior manager for The Wilderness Society.

“Alaska officials envision bulldozing the area for a private industrial mining road and the LNG pipeline boondoggle,” said Rebecca Noblin, an Alaska senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “We’re fighting this transfer of our federal public lands in court and we’ll keep standing up for Alaska’s wild places.”

The land transfer leaves Alaska with 3.8 million acres remaining under its 105-million-acre entitlement under the 1958 Alaska Statehood Act, Interior said.

“For far too long, we have been at a relative standstill on statehood entitlements because these critically important lands were off the table,” said Kevin Pendergast, Alaska state director for the Bureau of Land Management.

The conveyance took place under the BLM Alaska Land Transfer Program.

“We are proud to make this unprecedented progress with the state of Alaska and look forward to continued partnership ahead,” Pendergast said.

The Downtown Market is coming back to Golden Heart Plaza this summer starting May 21

They’re doing markets every third Thursday from 4–8PM with local vendors, food trucks, music, and different downtown-themed scavenger hunts with prizes each month.

This year’s themes are: • May 21 — “New on the Block” (new downtown businesses)• June 18 — “Shop Downtown”• July 16 — “Storied Past” (historic downtown buildings/businesses)• Aug 20 — “Open to the Future” (vacant space tours + ideas for downtown’s future)

Seems like a fun excuse to wander around, grab dinner, and see what’s going on Downtown

Flow of colors was trickier with this one, ultimately super happy with the results.