Sherwin-Williams has been served with two new lawsuits, only one of which is the result of their malfeasance in Rochester. Filed in federal District Court, one complaint accuses Sherwin of operating, “Negligently and with conscious disregard to public health and safety,” resulting in the “emission of noxious odors” beyond their property at 372 Cleveland Street. All of which is true according to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), who continues to allow Sherwin to...

The best seats in the house give the best view of the action, the secrets of the stage you can only observe from up close. Like the orchestra ring seats of a Broadway show, which allows a view of the pit while the rest of the house gets only the conductor’s wand. Or a seat by the dugout steps or courtside for the Knicks, where you’re so close it blurs the line between spectator and participant. Like these Knicks fans who sat so close they got put into the game. That similar perspective...

After graduating college, a roommate and I considered joining the military together, visiting both the Army and Navy recruiting centers to enquire about the commitment. Which even at that time were not my thing, explaining my accidental tourism through paint. Which, like serving in the military, can be a person’s destiny. So when the paint used at the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC began to peel, I again felt called to service. To protect that sacred site from...