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Van Go's JAMS program employs 20 high schoolers each year, each of whom is assigned one client to make a bench for.
The benches are $1,500 each, and requesting a spot on the client list requires a $100 deposit.
This year, Van Go will be surpassing 500 benches created since the program began in 1998.
Van Go has unveiled 20 new benches, which were crafted by their summer JAMS apprentice artists.
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Birmingham Council Allows Limited Virtual Attendance, Voting by Councilors 
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Birmingham Council Allows Limited Virtual Attendance, Voting by Councilors.Council members "may join and participate in a meeting virtually up to six times a year if an illness or physical condition...more
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City Oks Seaport Landing Rebuild 
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