“The film is a love letter from me to Helvetia” – Clara Lehmann on Born in a Ballroom and her Mütter

A black pleated skirt embroidered with gold thread hung in my closet for over a decade. Before it found its way there, the regal skirt belonged to my mother, who received it from her mother, Eleanor Fahrner Mailloux.
Z is for Zoning (Part 1 of our Citizen’s Guide to Zoning!)

I’m always excited to talk about zoning because at its core it represents a community’s collective agreement about how to share space – something that represents citizens’ desire to work together towards goals that we believe in.