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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
