It has come to the attention of the office that some residents and their guests are Dumpster Diving and bringing in what they have gotten from the dumpsters. This includes the items left next to the dumpsters as well as in the dumpsters.  When you dumpster dive you are bringing in other pests like roaches, bed bugs, and any other bugs that live around the dumpsters. When you bring in the items from the dumpsters, the bugs come too and populate in the unit that they have been taken too, then spread throughout the building. We want to keep our property clean and bug free.

 This is a reminder to all residents that the packages that are left in the office by either FedEx, USPS, UPS, Amazon, etc. We will contact you with an email for regular packages. If they have left a food box or a medical box in the office we will call and send an email. If the package is heavy, our staff cannot deliver it for you to your door. You will have to make arrangements for that, If you have someone pick it up for you, then you need to give us their name.

Labor Day wasn’t always about barbecues and "Back to School" sales. It was born in the late 19th century—at the height of the Industrial Revolution—when the average American worked 12-hour days, seven days a week, often in harsh conditions. The holiday began on September 5, 1882, when 10,000 workers in New York City took unpaid time off to march for their rights. It was a bold display of "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations."  The path to making it a federal holiday was actually quite tense. In 1894, following a major national strike (the Pullman Strike), President Grover Cleveland signed the holiday into law as a "peace offering" to American workers. The first Monday in September was chosen to provide a perfect break in the long gap between July 4th and Thanksgiving. It was designed to be a day for the "creator of all the world's wealth"—the worker—to finally get some well-deserved rest. The 8-Hour Goal: The original Labor Day marchers were primarily fighting for the "8-8-8" rule: 8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, and 8 hours for what we will. The Fashion Rule: The old tradition of "no white after Labor Day" started because the holiday marked the official end of summer for high society; after this weekend, it was time to pack away the linen and bring out the wool. 

This is arguably the most "September" dish in the world, as it is traditionally served to celebrate Mexican Independence Day (September 16). It features the colors of the Mexican flag: green (poblano chili), white (walnut sauce), and red (pomegranate seeds).

• Key Ingredients: Poblano chilis stuffed with picadillo (meat and fruit mix), topped with a creamy walnut sauce (nogada) and fresh pomegranate.

• Why September: Pomegranates and walnuts are both at their peak harvest during this month.