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How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America https://grist.org/cities/how-urban-farms-can-make-cities-more-livable-and-help-feed-america/
How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America
Urban gardens are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
grist.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America https://grist.org/cities/how-urban-farms-can-make-cities-more-livable-and-help-feed-america/
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A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/detr...
Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
Stanton Yards, a Detroit riverfront development, aims to create a cultural gathering place, integrating art, nature, and community.
planetdetroit.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/detr...
From Input Fort Wayne: Volunteers dedicate time and effort to advocacy, education, and community building in hopes of uniting people around real-world issues.
Meet the organizations shaping civic engagement and action in northeast Indiana – Input Fort Wayne
Volunteers dedicate time and effort to advocacy, education, and community building in hopes of uniting people around real-world issues.
inputfortwayne.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
From Input Fort Wayne: Volunteers dedicate time and effort to advocacy, education, and community building in hopes of uniting people around real-world issues.
From Model D: Samaritas opens House of Innovation to reimagine social work through tech and collaboration
Samaritas opens House of Innovation to reimagine social work through tech and collaboration – Model D
The new Detroit-based House of Innovation brings tech startups and social service leaders together to reshape how care is delivered.
modeldmedia.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
From Model D: Samaritas opens House of Innovation to reimagine social work through tech and collaboration
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The Division of Ecological Restoration has an ambitious pledge in the works when it comes to the state’s many cranberry bogs.
Massachusetts is turning retired cranberry bogs into natural wetlands. They’re on track to rewild 1,000 acres
The Division of Ecological Restoration has an ambitious pledge in the works when it comes to the state’s many cranberry bogs.
www.goodgoodgood.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Division of Ecological Restoration has an ambitious pledge in the works when it comes to the state’s many cranberry bogs.
🚌 From the Voices of Youth series in Second Wave Southwest Michigan:
Kalamazoo's Youth Mobility Fund provides free access to public transit for local teens, helping them navigate their community, experience independence, and giving parents a break from the role of chauffeur.
Kalamazoo's Youth Mobility Fund provides free access to public transit for local teens, helping them navigate their community, experience independence, and giving parents a break from the role of chauffeur.
A youth mobility program helps teens get to school, activities, and work – Common Ground
After overcoming challenges in the program's rollout, Kalamazoo’s Youth Mobility Fund gives local high school students free access to public transportation, helping teens gain independence and opportu...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚌 From the Voices of Youth series in Second Wave Southwest Michigan:
Kalamazoo's Youth Mobility Fund provides free access to public transit for local teens, helping them navigate their community, experience independence, and giving parents a break from the role of chauffeur.
Kalamazoo's Youth Mobility Fund provides free access to public transit for local teens, helping them navigate their community, experience independence, and giving parents a break from the role of chauffeur.
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“Bear in mind that industrial agriculture and everything it stands for, which includes fast food, factory farming and so on, wouldn’t be profitable without government support. It’s just supporting a destructive form of agriculture and diet.”
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Mark Bittman’s New Restaurant Aims to ‘Turn the Food System on Its Head’
Community Kitchen, a pilot restaurant launched by Bittman, puts support for farmers and low-income neighbors at the center of the table.
barnraisingmedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Bear in mind that industrial agriculture and everything it stands for, which includes fast food, factory farming and so on, wouldn’t be profitable without government support. It’s just supporting a destructive form of agriculture and diet.”
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Love this. Teens keeping the town informed in Pulaski, WI wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
Meet the teens keeping this northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert
Pulaski News is a fixture of the community, a tool to prepare students for the workforce and the last official source keeping residents informed about hyperlocal happenings.
wisconsinwatch.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love this. Teens keeping the town informed in Pulaski, WI wisconsinwatch.org/2025/10/wisc...
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What are animals doing when nobody is watching?
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What are animals doing when nobody is watching?
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
A new satellite-based system is enabling researchers to monitor animal migration, species endangerment and biodiversity across the globe. It could change animal research and conservation forever.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
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Three competing newsrooms. One thriving local news ecosystem.
Baltimore’s vibrant local media landscape stands out as the rest of the country faces newsroom cuts.
By Paul Farhi:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
Baltimore’s vibrant local media landscape stands out as the rest of the country faces newsroom cuts.
By Paul Farhi:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
Baltimore bucks the trend
The appointment of a new inspector general isn’t typically the sexiest local-news topic, but it may have been the hottest story going this summer in Baltimore County. Amid suggestions of political fav...
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Three competing newsrooms. One thriving local news ecosystem.
Baltimore’s vibrant local media landscape stands out as the rest of the country faces newsroom cuts.
By Paul Farhi:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
Baltimore’s vibrant local media landscape stands out as the rest of the country faces newsroom cuts.
By Paul Farhi:
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...
How one community plans to permanently safeguard its drinking water: Ann Arbor's "Blue Belt" program provides preservation opportunities like conservation easements and land acquisition in areas that feed the city's water supply.
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How one community plans to permanently preserve drinking water supply – Common Ground
The Bluebelt program is designed to permanently protect properties that are vital for safeguarding Ann Arbor’s drinking water supply.
fromcommonground.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How one community plans to permanently safeguard its drinking water: Ann Arbor's "Blue Belt" program provides preservation opportunities like conservation easements and land acquisition in areas that feed the city's water supply.
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New companies sprouting up in smaller rural Colorado areas to benefit local economies
New companies sprouting up in smaller rural Colorado areas to benefit local economies
Nearly 75 small Colorado businesses in 20 economically challenged counties have benefited from a state tax incentive created in 2015 via legislation.
coloradosun.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New companies sprouting up in smaller rural Colorado areas to benefit local economies
As AI use continues to grow, Detroit’s creative community is navigating what it means for the future of art, and the conversation has many layers.
From IMG publication Model D: tinyurl.com/ydmj4h95
From IMG publication Model D: tinyurl.com/ydmj4h95
How generations of Detroit visual artists are feeling about the rise of AI – Model D
As AI use continues to grow, Detroit’s creative community is navigating what it means for the future of art, and the conversation has many layers.
tinyurl.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As AI use continues to grow, Detroit’s creative community is navigating what it means for the future of art, and the conversation has many layers.
From IMG publication Model D: tinyurl.com/ydmj4h95
From IMG publication Model D: tinyurl.com/ydmj4h95
Community leaders work to transform housing in rural communities:
Community leaders work to transform housing in rural communities – Common Ground
CEDAM's second Rural Real Estate Boot Camp highlights the importance of collaboration among developers, municipal leaders, and state agencies for successful housing development.
fromcommonground.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Community leaders work to transform housing in rural communities:
A friendship between two nonprofit leaders sparked a partnership turning unused duplexes into permanently affordable homes for Grand Rapids families:
Friendship between nonprofits’ officials leads to new affordable housing – Common Ground
A friendship between two nonprofit leaders sparks a partnership turning unused duplexes into permanently affordable homes for Grand Rapids families. A friendship between two nonprofit leaders sparks a...
fromcommonground.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A friendship between two nonprofit leaders sparked a partnership turning unused duplexes into permanently affordable homes for Grand Rapids families:
When legislators visit a site, it’s often a ribbon-cutting or a roundtable with adults in suits. But in Indiana, lawmakers are engaging in a different kind of site visit—one that might involve finger painting.
Read more about the Legislators and Learners program in Input Fort Wayne:
Read more about the Legislators and Learners program in Input Fort Wayne:
When legislators become learners: Bridging the gap between policy and early childhood education – Input Fort Wayne
Early childhood education advocates are inviting legislators into classrooms in hopes of addressing systemic issues in childcare across Indiana.
inputfortwayne.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When legislators visit a site, it’s often a ribbon-cutting or a roundtable with adults in suits. But in Indiana, lawmakers are engaging in a different kind of site visit—one that might involve finger painting.
Read more about the Legislators and Learners program in Input Fort Wayne:
Read more about the Legislators and Learners program in Input Fort Wayne:
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After decades of struggle, indigenous leaders and organizers have shown how to win against billionaires and large corporations
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When We Win: Stories From the Frontlines of Ecological Resistance
After decades of struggle, indigenous leaders and organizers have shown how to win against billionaires and large corporations.
barnraisingmedia.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After decades of struggle, indigenous leaders and organizers have shown how to win against billionaires and large corporations
barnraisingmedia.com/when-we-win-...
barnraisingmedia.com/when-we-win-...
In Bay County, Michigan, a coalition is helping families fill their dinner plates during the SNAP and WIC pause:
Bay County coalition is bridging the gap for families during the SNAP and WIC pause
In Bay County, a coalition formed to help families fill their dinner plates. The coalition is tackling the problem in several different ways. The Bay Area Community Foundation established a Food Insec...
fromcommonground.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In Bay County, Michigan, a coalition is helping families fill their dinner plates during the SNAP and WIC pause:
Building the early childhood workforce:
Learn how innovative programs like Child Care Back Office, MI Tri-Share Childcare, and Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative have the potential for phenomenal results—and why policy and culture change remain critical to longterm change.
Learn how innovative programs like Child Care Back Office, MI Tri-Share Childcare, and Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative have the potential for phenomenal results—and why policy and culture change remain critical to longterm change.
Innovation and advocacy: Building the early childhood workforce – Common Ground
If implemented, the many innovative solutions for building the early childhood workforce could have phenomenal results.
fromcommonground.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Building the early childhood workforce:
Learn how innovative programs like Child Care Back Office, MI Tri-Share Childcare, and Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative have the potential for phenomenal results—and why policy and culture change remain critical to longterm change.
Learn how innovative programs like Child Care Back Office, MI Tri-Share Childcare, and Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative have the potential for phenomenal results—and why policy and culture change remain critical to longterm change.
How two entrepreneurs are bringing health innovation to the Midwest:
What started with a football game in Ann Arbor is now evolving into a cross-border business expansion that could reshape how chronic conditions are managed in the U.S.
What started with a football game in Ann Arbor is now evolving into a cross-border business expansion that could reshape how chronic conditions are managed in the U.S.
How two entrepreneurs are bringing health innovation to the Midwest – Common Ground
Two entrepreneurs from Mexico with a history of building successful operations are preparing to move their company, VITIA, to Michigan. Fernando Silva and Alejandro (Alex) Sanchez, two entrepreneurs f...
fromcommonground.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
How two entrepreneurs are bringing health innovation to the Midwest:
What started with a football game in Ann Arbor is now evolving into a cross-border business expansion that could reshape how chronic conditions are managed in the U.S.
What started with a football game in Ann Arbor is now evolving into a cross-border business expansion that could reshape how chronic conditions are managed in the U.S.
How creative financing helps families who can't get traditional mortgages become homeowners:
How creative financing helps families who can't get traditional mortgages become homeowners – Common Ground
For Detroiters who cannot qualify for a traditional mortgage, community development organizations use creative means to help individuals and families finance their first home.
fromcommonground.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How creative financing helps families who can't get traditional mortgages become homeowners:
First women in state prison system earn bachelor's degrees through restored Pell Grants:
The students, currently incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, are the first in Michigan to receive bachelor’s degrees while in prison.
The students, currently incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, are the first in Michigan to receive bachelor’s degrees while in prison.
First women in state prison system earn bachelor's degrees through restored Pell Grants – Common Ground
The students, currently incarcerated at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, are the first in Michigan to receive bachelor's degrees while in prison.
fromcommonground.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
First women in state prison system earn bachelor's degrees through restored Pell Grants:
The students, currently incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, are the first in Michigan to receive bachelor’s degrees while in prison.
The students, currently incarcerated at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, are the first in Michigan to receive bachelor’s degrees while in prison.
We know integrated care is critical to improving health outcomes, and one Michigan community mental health agency's campus is now home to a primary care provider alongside a full-service pharmacy.
Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich: “Proximity doesn’t always work, but co-location does.”
Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich: “Proximity doesn’t always work, but co-location does.”
Community mental health agency integrates care with onsite primary care and pharmacy – Common Ground
Summit Pointe CEO says, “Proximity doesn't always work, but co-location does.”
fromcommonground.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We know integrated care is critical to improving health outcomes, and one Michigan community mental health agency's campus is now home to a primary care provider alongside a full-service pharmacy.
Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich: “Proximity doesn’t always work, but co-location does.”
Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich: “Proximity doesn’t always work, but co-location does.”
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership is fostering collaboration among public and private funders, government agencies, employers, and child care providers.
How a national partnership is solving the $2.8 billion childcare crisis for employers and working parents:
How a national partnership is solving the $2.8 billion childcare crisis for employers and working parents:
How a national partnership is solving the $2.8 billion childcare crisis for employers and working parents – Common Ground
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership is addressing the national child care supply crisis by fostering collaboration among public and private funders, government agencies, employers, and chi...
fromcommonground.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Investing in America Child Care Partnership is fostering collaboration among public and private funders, government agencies, employers, and child care providers.
How a national partnership is solving the $2.8 billion childcare crisis for employers and working parents:
How a national partnership is solving the $2.8 billion childcare crisis for employers and working parents: