The story of the pilgrimage of the three daughters of Mary, a homeless woman who died last summer on Grand Lake’s streets, is hopefully helping bring renewed concern about the plight of the thousands of homeless individuals living on our streets. Two other local homelessness-related stories, one personal and one systemic, give little reason for comfort.

The big, green donation bins, labeled Gaia or Campus California, on sidewalks near you are a scam. If you know where one is, turn its location in to Ken Katz, who is collecting this information for City Council members Kernighan and Quan.

Ken Katz explores the Kwik Way impasse and takes an unflattering look at the dynamics underlying the Hahn family’s real-estate investments.

The cold spell earlier this month has heavily impacted many of the growers at the Grand Lake Farmers Market and added to the uncertainties that face small, locally based farms.