Backyard Boots & Beats is not only bringing people together through line dancing—it’s creating consistent foot traffic, supporting local venues, and building an ecosystem where community-driven entrepreneurship can thrive.
“We’re seeing things you would expect — like reductions in emergency department visits and reductions in Medicaid costs. But we’re also seeing a positive impact on violent crime and recidivism.
The goal is to make Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park accessible in as many ways as possible to as many people as possible.
Concerned citizens are taking action -- making whistle kits, getting a refresher in the U.S. Constitution, and reaching out to immigrant-owned small businesses.
Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.
The “road diet” is increasingly being considered to slow speed while at the same time keep traffic flowing.
Fort Wayne Trails counters thin budgets by launching volunteer "soft maintenance" and partnering with local businesses for trail amenities.
Awatef and Ayah Ayesh are training within a community-based medical school model that encourages future physicians to consider the whole person and to view listening as a vital form of care.
Teams from five Great Lakes Bay Region high schools are currently working on the Phase Two of their innovative solutions to real-world issues for the 13th annual A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
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