You can learn a lot about a place by how easily you can do some great Christmas shopping.
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Our Neighborhood Storyteller visits her hometown to both mourn and celebrate the changes that have happened there over the years.
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A recent study on curbside dining in Toronto found that there are loads of financial possibilities waiting in empty parking spaces.
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This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller connects with a new community and its residents through exploring downtown and some local businesses.
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Over the course of a Sunday afternoon, this Strong Towns member created a simple and achievable plan to transform a local street—all on a small budget!
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A small, local, mixed-use business versus a new Amazon warehouse. Let’s put these two business proposals before the Shark Tank (Winnipeg edition).
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Front yard businesses were once a natural stage in the evolution of a community. So where have they all gone, and how do we bring them back?
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We’ve explored the outside of Fairfax County’s Eden Center before, but what does the inside of this surprisingly fine-grained strip mall look like?
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These pop-up shops in Berwyn, IL, are a great example of how communities can provide low-cost, low-risk spaces for local business owners to get their foot in the door.
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A simple laundromat offers an unexpected reminder of the role urban design has to play in making us feel more connected with the people around us.
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Residents of small towns shouldn’t have to travel to a large urban downtown to get a taste of a walkable, people-centered environment.
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If you live in a city or town with old, abandoned storefronts, this one’s for you!
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Or in anyone else’s, for that matter! A strong neighborhood has businesses that keep money in the local economy, instead of siphoning money out.
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Shopping locally means getting to be among your people—and in this case, it’s pen people!
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Our Neighborhood Storyteller discovers a kind of community support that simply can’t be found in online retail.
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You might not guess by looking, but this traditional neighborhood development is an employment powerhouse.
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Our Neighborhood Storyteller’s local farm share has given her access not only to great food, but to great friends, as well.
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This document shows just how much our arcane land-use regulations prohibit neighborhoods from developing organically and un-self-consciously.
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This small business owner is being financially crushed because the City of Pasadena is forcing him to get more parking spaces—parking that his small business doesn’t need.
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Exhausted from helping her father adjust to life in assisted living, our Neighborhood Storyteller Karla Theilen seeks comfort in a local record store.
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