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City Hall Reporter’s Notebook: Aldermen consider market expansion
City aldermen are poised to approve the Summer Farmers’ Markets expansion into Evelyn Street at their next meeting, but learned last week that not all in the city are in favor of the plan. … – By STEPHANIE M. PETERS Staff Writer

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