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Celebrate Neighborday on April 27

Ben Goldhirsh | Posted 04.27.2013 | Impact
Read More: Neighborhoods, Community, GOOD.Is, Neighbors, Good News, Los Angeles, Harvey Milk, Cities, Neighborday, Impact News
Ben Goldhirsh

I'm a member of GOOD, the worldwide community of people who give a damn. We are pragmatic idealists working towards individual and collective progress. And today, I am excited to share the first holiday of the GOOD community: on April 27, we celebrate Neighborday all around the world.

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He Said, "I Ought to Kill You"

Norma Cook Everist | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics
Read More: Gun Violence, Riots, White Supremacists, Neighborhoods, Martin Luther King Jr., Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, Justice, Unions, New York City, Politics News
Norma Cook Everist

Today, forty-five years after Martin Luther King was killed, where are we? For one thing, we have vastly more guns, in every neighborhood.

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Chicago Public School Students Are Not Widgets, But They Are Pawns

Susan Eleuterio | Posted 03.27.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, Neighborhoods, Public Transportation, Chicago, Chicago Teachers Union, Low-Income Students, Chicago Gangs, Chicago News
Susan Eleuterio

Students have become pawns in what seems to be a simple math problem as presented by CPS, but is really a culture, community and citywide issue of how to create safe and effective schools for all students regardless of race, family income and geographic location.

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Little Stores With Cute Names and Home Values

Jon Bronson | Posted 05.05.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Chipotle, Neighborhoods, Home Prices, Home Values, Small Business, La Home and Style, Supporting Small Business, Small Business and Home Values, Los Angeles News
Jon Bronson

We had a bookstore in our little town called The Bookworm. And then Barnes and Noble came in and dropped a super-sized missile of a store literally right next door.

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Gifford Lane Art Stroll

Tom Falco | Posted 05.05.2013 | Miami
Read More: Miami, Art, Art Stroll, Neighborhoods, Coconut Grove, Festival, Slidepollajax, Block Party, Gifford Lane Art Stroll, Gifford Lane, Miami News
Tom Falco

Each year, all of Coconut Grove, Florida comes out to party and enjoy each other. It's a block party reminiscent of times gone by. On Gifford Lane, everybody knows your name.

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The Healthiest Block in New York?

Omer Rosen | Posted 05.04.2013 | New York
Read More: Manhattan, East Village, Health, Environment, Food, Eco-Friendly, Real Estate, Health Food, New York, Ny Healthy Living, Neighborhoods, Ny, NY Real Estate, New York News
Omer Rosen

It has been two and a half years since I moved to 10th Street, hoping to find a quiet block and, indeed, despite its East Village locale, no bars have popped up here. In their stead, "healthy living" (or eco-friendly) establishments have come to this tree-lined stretch of 10th Street.

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Your Start-Up Life with the Woman Who Remade New York

Rana Florida | Posted 04.20.2013 | Business
Read More: Vision, Leadership, Neighborhoods, Michael Bloomberg, Urban Planning, Economic Development, Collaboration, Vanity Fair, Urban Land Institute, Architecture, Jobs, Partnerships, Your Start-Up Life, Amanda Burden, Business, Advice, New York City, Teamwork, J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries, Columbia University, New York City High Line, Parks, Cities, Robert Kennedy, Business News
Rana Florida

Your Start-Up Life is a business advice column by Rana Florida, Author of Upgrade (McGraw-Hill, September 2013) and CEO of the Creative Class Group. ...

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Quality Neighborhoods Citywide Essential to Stronger Detroit

Benny Napoleon | Posted 03.05.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Government, Neighborhoods, 2013 Elections, Detroit, Detroit City Services, City of Detroit, Detroit-Michigan, Benny Napoleon, Detroit Mayor, Detroit Politics, Municipalities, Detroit News
Benny Napoleon

As Detroiters, we embrace our city's non-residential stakeholders. We embrace the fact that many are rooting for us; understanding that we will never have a thriving state of Michigan, or southeast region without a vibrant city of Detroit.

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Where Will the Cameras Go After Newtown?

Norma Cook Everist | Posted 12.20.2012 | Media
Read More: Gun Violence, Congress, Obama Prayer Service, Shooting, Sandy Hook, Neighborhoods, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, President Obama, PBS News Hour, Community Schools, Semi-Automatic-Weapons, Nurturing Life, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Media News
Norma Cook Everist

Will we as a nation continue to focus our attention on the epidemic of gun violence or has our addiction to violence grown so serious that we cannot even recognize it?

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Finding Diversity in America

Jed Kolko | Posted 01.26.2013 | Business
Read More: Suburbs, Housing Market, Census, Latinos, Neighborhoods, Thanksgiving, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Race, Diversity, African Americans, Business News
Jed Kolko

In today's diverse America, Thanksgiving remains widely celebrated and crosses religious, racial, and ethnic lines. This Thanksgiving, we wanted to see which neighborhoods best reflect American diversity.

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Is Halloween Good or Bad for Civil Society?

Elizabeth Marquardt | Posted 12.30.2012 | Parents
Read More: Whole Foods, Chinese Factories, Avon Lady, Neighborhoods, Children, Violence, Blood, Halloween, Civil Society, Plastic Toys, Chromosome Defect, Zombie Bride, Pta, Institute for American Values, Parents News
Elizabeth Marquardt

Halloween is the only time of year that dozens and dozens of children knock on my door. The only time that I see or meet many of my neighbors.

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Reclaiming Halloween to Reclaim a City Block

Tiziana Dearing | Posted 12.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: Philanthropy, Halloween, Poverty, Halloween 2012, Kids, Neighborhoods, Strategic Philanthropy, Violence, Nonprofits, Community Organizing, Leverage, Public Safety, Boston, Grove Hall Boston, Grove Hall Trust, Impact News
Tiziana Dearing

Megan has received a grant from a neighborhood trust to revitalize her block for trick-or-treating. She and her neighbors are working together to create a long line of houses inviting and welcoming to kids, culminating in an outdoor showing of a classic scary movie.

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Checking Out the Neighborhood Social Media Site, Nextdoor.com

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 10.18.2012 | Technology
Read More: Community, Review, Nextdoor-Social-Network, Technology, Neighborhoods, Social Networking, Technology News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

I think I have mentioned NextDoor.com in the past, but have not really wanted to recommend it until I actually used it for a bit. If you have not hear...

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We Were Blind: How A Homeless Couple Taught Us To See

Tony Kriz | Posted 12.15.2012 | Religion
Read More: Friendship, Relationships, Neighborhoods, Nice, Neighbors and Wisemen, Christianity, Gospel, Neighbors, Gospel Homelessness, Religion News
Tony Kriz

How does one heal from an addiction of selective sight? How does one stop dismissing anyone who is "other"? How can I grow to see every person as a potential friend or even my teacher?

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Is It Important to Learn How Others Celebrate?

KidSpirit | Posted 09.29.2012 | Religion
Read More: Celebrations, Community, Neighborhoods, Ritual, Spirituality, Family, Culture, Interfaith, Religion News
KidSpirit

Some people worry that if we immerse ourselves too deeply into a new tradition, we may become disconnected from the community, or even the family, in which we grew up. We shouldn't learn about different traditions at the expense of our own.

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Your Start-up Life: Location, Location, Location

Rana Florida | Posted 09.18.2012 | Business
Read More: Competition, Taxes, Your Start-Up Life, Location, Place, Zoning, Neighborhoods, Talent, Business, Entrepreneurship, Demographics, Advice, Business News
Rana Florida

While an ice cream shop would do best in a location with warm weather and a constant flow of pedestrian traffic, potential patients aren't going to wander into a medical office off the street. Here are some important things to consider before you lease your space.

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Welcome to the Gayborhood

Jed Kolko | Posted 08.19.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Pride 2012, Gay, Neighborhoods, Lgbt Populations, Gayest Neighborhoods, Castro, Chelsea, Gayest Cities, Gay Voices News
Jed Kolko

In honor of Gay Pride month, we wanted to find the gayest neighborhoods across America. No surprise that San Francisco's Castro neighborhood is at the top of the list.

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Public-Private Collaborative Supports Community Revitalization With 'Creative Placemaking'

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 08.15.2012 | Impact
Read More: Arts, Community, Sustainability, Neighborhoods, Cities, Impact News
F. Kaid Benfield

An innovative partnership of philanthropic, financial and government institutions announced earlier this week the awarding of $15.4 million in grants to support cultural initiatives to revitalize and strengthen neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country.

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Lucas Kavner

Urban Planning For The Social Networking Age

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Livehoods Cmu, Livehoods Pittsburgh, City Neighborhoods, Foursquare, Carnegie Mellon, Neighborhoods, Culture Centers, New York, City Planning, Livehoods Carnegie Mellon, Livehoods San Francisco, Livehoods Foursquare, Cultural Habits, San Francisco, Livehoods, Pittsburgh, Livehoods Ny, Home News

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science have developed a program they're calling Livehoods, which organizes "check-ins" from the p...

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Retiree Paints Home With Polka Dot Scheme

AP | By JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 07.01.2012 | Arts
Read More: Urban Renewal, Video, North Dakota, Neighborhoods, Fun, Grand Forks, Apartments, Jim Deitz, House Painting, Polka Dots, Paint, Polka Dot Home, Real Estate, Arts News

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Jim Deitz believes he's creating a Grand Forks landmark, but the downtown apartment house he's painting one polka dot at a time is m...

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Five Ways NOT to Raise Bullies and Mean Girls

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 06.19.2012 | Parents
Read More: Single Moms, Mean Girls, Parenting Tips, Neighborhoods, Daughters, Bullies, Parenting, Mothers, Two-Mom Families, Preschools, Sons, Parents-Kids, Schools, Families, Parenting Advice, Fathers, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

It's possible -- very possible -- to raise exceptional, morally-grounded children no matter what your family looks like. The development of your child's moral character depends less on whether there is a male or female figure or two parents. These values come from one place: you.

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Chicano Park Celebrates Its Status as a National Historic Monument

John M. Eger | Posted 06.16.2012 | Arts
Read More: Graffiti, Historic Preservation, Chicano Art, Neighborhoods, National Parks, Culture, Street Art, Arts News
John M. Eger

It's hard to believe that what was once "street art" littering the off ramps and the trestles of a bridge now is part of what has become one of San Diego's cultural landmarks.

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Trulia: Best-Kept Secret Neighborhoods Across America

Jed Kolko | Posted 04.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Slidepollajax, Housing, Neighborhoods, Real Estate, Real Estate Deals, Los Angeles Real Estate, Chicago Real Estate, DC Real Estate, House Hunting, NY Real Estate, Secret Neighborhoods, Business News
Jed Kolko

These are what we call a city's "best-kept secret" neighborhoods. They're not secrets to most local house hunters, but outsiders looking to move in typically overlook them.

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Potluck in the Lobby

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.11.2012 | New York
Read More: Manhattan, Manhattan Real Estate, Neighbors, Neighborhoods, Slidepollajax, NY Real Estate, Slideadbigshot, New York News
Liz Neumark

The theme repeated over and over again, was the joy of being with people we all like and enjoy -- and right in our own 'backyard!' A virtual New York City extended family.

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The Neighbor Break-Up

Pamela Haag | Posted 01.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Relocation, New Economy, Divorce, Children, Neighborhoods, Mobility, Geographic Mobility, Richard Florida, Neighbors, Childhood, Real Estate, Recession, Neighborly Relations, Home News
Pamela Haag

I just learned that our neighbors are moving, to another state. In the most tangible, quotidian ways, we've woven a social fabric together, for our children, especially, and now it's partially torn.

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