Whatsupwitu?

Let me be the 1,234,784,576,393rd person to make an homage to Michael Jackson today. Vanessa and I were throwing around our favorite Jacko-related memories, and somehow his songs with Eddie Murphy and Rockwell stick out more to me than any of his major hits (not for the same reasons, though — I implore you to watch the "Whatsupwitu" video and think about how long ago 1993 looks).

Anyways ... I am working on two things for certain for next week, with many photos to be thrown in the mix because we receive many more than we can run each week.

• Residents working to stop Brady bypass — A group of residents who I spoke to last fall are continuing to pursue ways to stop the Elizabeth Brady Road bypass from being built. Public officials have in recent months said they would rather the money be spent on smaller projects that could achieve the same level of traffic mitigation. You can read about what the residents are trying to do while the project is being processed at the state level.

• Going back in time — A project in Cedar Grove is taking aim at an old general store, viewing it as a way to turn back the clock when the corner store was the local gathering place. I'll have some details on their work.

Last Fridays is tonight, and organizers are already marking vendor spots. More info here.