When we think about annual goals, we often think about our personal goals - weights, eating healthy, drinking more water, etc. but…. what about your community goals? Well, we have you covered! Here are six extremely low cost and...
I love looking at historic photos and seeing how our places have changed over time. Something that always stands out, is how nice everyone dressed in the past. No matter what job they had, or what activity they were...
With a social media following of more than 28 million people, hundreds of thousands of monthly hits on their website, and a New York Times best-selling book, Humans of New York has captivated the world by telling simple stories...
As someone who has spent their entire career in one sector of economic development or another, from industrial recruitment to downtown redevelopment, I’ve had the good fortune to see communities do some really astonishing things. Many have been outstanding,...
What if you could vaccinate your town against apathy and make it immune to hopelessness?
For the last three years, my focus has been redeveloping a 130-year old bank building. Having been vacant for several years, the building was set to be demolished to make way for a drive-thru bank branch at the center...
It’s hard to fix hundreds of years of fucked up practices in a few simple steps and I won’t pretend to. But we can at least do better.
Here is the secret! We can create value with love, attention, and serious dedication. To recruit a village, we have to attract people with energy and hope.
If people bring quality covered dishes, and we arrange them, thoughtfully, on a quality table stocked with all the essential tools… well, we can all share a great experience.—one that keeps people and their families coming back, week after...
Silver bullet projects just don’t deliver the economic impact they promise
