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A photo of a large crowd assembled in the parking lot behind Firestorm Books for a community meeting. Participants sit or stand in a circle. In the foreground, several bikes lie in the grass or lean against a tree. A photo of a bike repair clinic on the sidewalk outside Firestorm Books. Tools lie on the ground. Ared bike is suspended on a repair stand with an attached neon yellow sign that reads “BIKE REPAIR.”
A photo of a roll up door on the front of Firestorm Books covered in sheets of paper with notes about Hurricane Helene and ongoing relief efforts. A photo taken outside Firestorm Books shows a pop-up tent full of buckets and sawdust used for making dry toilets. A youth converses with the tent operator, whose face is blocked by a sign in English and Spanish.