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Community Cultural Development – What is it? – Part 1

Community Cultural Development – What is it? – Part 1

2022 Mural, City of Glens Falls, by Hannah Williams. Photo by Jon Crouch. You’ve probably noticed it when visiting a new place, especially in larger cities with distinctive neighborhoods. Think of New Orleans, for example. Even if you’ve never been there you’ve likely...

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Former Wilmarth Building Site Under New Ownership

Former Wilmarth Building Site Under New Ownership

For Immediate Release (Greenwich, NY) Six months after a devastating fire reduced the historic Wilmarth Building to rubble, 126 Main Street in Greenwich, NY has new ownership. Flatley Read, Inc., a Community Development and Environmental Analysis Corporation based in...

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We Have Opinions On: Real Estate Journalism

We Have Opinions On: Real Estate Journalism

An article in the real estate section of Sunday, January 30th’s Albany Times Union takes a deep dive into the dilemma faced by many millennial college graduates who are unable to purchase a home due to the staggering level of student loan debt that they are carrying. ...

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We have Opinions On: Real Estate Bidding Wars

We have Opinions On: Real Estate Bidding Wars

While perusing the January issue of Yankee Magazine, I noticed an article on the impact of the in-migration of city folk into Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.  For those of you who don’t know, the NEK is one of the most remote, isolated, and impoverished areas of...

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We Have Opinions On: New Technology for the New Year

We Have Opinions On: New Technology for the New Year

On December 21st, the ribbon was cut on the first 3D-printed Habitat for Humanity home in the nation in a subdivision in Virginia.  The Habitat for Humanity of the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg partnered with Alquist to use the computer printing technology...

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We Have Opinions: Provoking Thought

We Have Opinions: Provoking Thought

The turn of each New Year is often a good time for reflection, and commitment to new goals.  What are your goals for your community in the coming year?  Are your wells of creativity running dry?  I’ve got some resources for you to consider during the...

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We Have Opinions On: Consolidated Funding

We Have Opinions On: Consolidated Funding

The State of New York recently released the list of grantees from the most recent round of Consolidated Funding Applications for economic development, public facilities, environmental protection, parks development, and Main Street redevelopment.  The list is...

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We Have Opinions On: Unusual Community Amenities

We Have Opinions On: Unusual Community Amenities

Many communities that are working very hard to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods wrestle with the issue of what makes sense for the future of dilapidated white elephant buildings that dominate their streetscapes.  Often, these buildings are vacant movie...

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