Churches and public #schools will close tens of thousands of buildings across America in years ahead, because they are underused and expensive. And then what? In Cleveland we get a taste of what’s to come with schools. Not a master plan but a theme: Let’s do something benefiting #neighborhoods. https://signalcleveland.org/cmsd-closed-18-schools-see-whats-next-for-each-building/ #BOEs
#neighborhoods — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #neighborhoods, aggregated by home.social.
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If we are to have more #housing in urban #neighborhoods, we must explain to existing residents … including homeowners … how having more people would make their lives better. This rambling article isn’t convincing, but it does offer a start with its “more people, better transit” argument. https://ggwash.org/view/105015/more-housing-for-more-people-would-mean-a-better-friendship-heights-maryland
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💣💥 Ah, the delicate art of not blowing up a neighborhood! Because if there's anything more exhilarating than playing #Minesweeper, it's defusing a bomb that could flatten your street. 🙄🎨 Thanks for the riveting defense policy insight, Guardian—I'll stick to #Sudoku. 📈📰
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/06/it-could-knock-a-whole-street-down-the-art-of-defusing-a-second-world-war-bomb #bombdefusal #neighborhoods #defensepolicy #HackerNews #ngated -
In New Kind of Suburb, Folks Trade Big Homes for Interaction
The dream house, it turns out, can feel pretty empty if the block around it does, too.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #Community #Houston #isolation #loneliness #Neighborhoods #neighbors #newyorktimes #Suburban #Suburbs #supportcommunities
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Evanston Roundtable: Why some local trees have been sporting ‘smiles’ lately. “In an effort to learn a bit more about the trees that are his neighbors, [Nigel] Pitman bought a tree identification book several years ago and started identifying his local species with his kids. When they recognized a tree, the family would mark it with sidewalk chalk…. This summer, Pitman took his family […]
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University of Michigan: Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging. “The National Neighborhood Data Archive, or NaNDA, housed at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, will expand its collection by about 30%. It links access to parks, healthy food stores, health care and other community resources with lower risks of hospitalization, chronic disease and disability among […]
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SCAD and Second Harvest celebrate mobile grocery store hitting the streets of Savannah https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/17238/ #ceo #CoastalGeorgia #community #ConvenientAccess #distance #food #Georgia #GeorgiaDining #GeorgiaFood #GeorgiaGroceryStores #GeorgiaRestaurants #Kroger #life #MiriamLangley #MobileGroceryStore #mogro #neighborhoods #produce #Savannah #SavannahCollegeOfArtAndDesign #scad #SCADSERVE #SecondHarvest #SecondHarvestOfCoastalGeorgia #street #TraditionalGroceryStore
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“Notice. Think. Do”: For better cities, we need citizens to be involved in making things better. And the best place to begin is in their #neighborhoods, where they can see results most easily. But how do we convince people to pitch in? A Philly public TV station’s answer: Start with 6- to 9-year-olds. https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/good-neighbor-club-early-civic-education/
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“There is cash in the trash”; Spend a few minutes with the story of how poor #neighborhoods in the Philippines were enlisted to solve a difficult problem, dealing with garbage on their streets. Turns out, citizens knew how to solve the problem. It was just that … nobody had asked them in the right way. https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/dumpster-diving-is-democracys-future/
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Italian Carroll Gardens Barely Exists Anymore https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/19459/ #AroundTown #AudioArticle #CarrollGardens #cityscape #ItalianCarrollGardens #ItalianRestaurant #ItalianRestaurants #NeighborhoodNews #neighborhoods
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Atlanta Mayor Dickens’ legacy project is to invest in the city’s most impoverished #neighborhoods so that they can become mixed income, to the benefit of longtime residents and newcomers. He just needs the funding for it. The city’s school board will cast the deciding vote. https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/08/atlanta-mayor-andre-dickens-legacy-project-hinges-on-school-board/
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For all our discussions about artificial intelligence, social media and demographic decline, perhaps we should ask a simpler question: Do we know our neighbors? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/24/japan/japan-neighbors-stop-being-neighbors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #neighborhoods #loneliness #socialcapital #communityties #families
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Why do we want mixed-use #neighborhoods? They create #walkable places, which have multiple benefits. But what if your neighborhood already is mixed-use … but not enough people know it or appreciate its “quirky” nature? How about a day to introduce neighbors to the off-beat retailers? https://denverite.com/2026/08/13/capitol-hill-third-saturdays-on-13th/
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NiemanLab: Can public media build its own social network? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_ Public to try. “Chicago Public Media is already the parent nonprofit of two existing news sites, WBEZ and, since 2022, the Chicago Sun-Times. For chicago.com, though, the news org is teaming up with New_ Public, a nonprofit working to reimagine online public spaces, to launch a network of online […]
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What causes #neighborhoods to turn around? Usually, it’s outside forces … new developments, new residents. Less commonly it’s longtime residents who decide they know what’s needed and are willing to learn how to make these things happen. The Mount Hope area of S.D. is one of these uncommon neighborhoods. https://voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/04/mount-hope-residents-are-creating-a-new-vision-for-their-community/
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Old and Busted: AI data centers in your neighborhoods. New corporate horror: Rocket launch pads in your neighborhoods [Asinine]
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=old-and-busted-ai-data-centers-in-your-neighborhoods-new-corporate-horror-rocket-launch-pads-in-your-neighborhoods-asinine
Latest: <p>Old and Busted: AI data centers in your neighborhoods
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Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago’s first-ever ‘cat tour’ brings a day of whimsy to Lincoln Square: ‘I think people need it’. “For two hours, attendees hopped from house to house to view more than 125 residents’ cats on porches, or in windows and yards. … One participant rolled her own cat in a stroller. Some used the official Google Map to go rogue, while others joined one of four […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/10/chicagos-first-ever-cat-tour-brings-a-day-of-whimsy-to-lincoln-square-i-think-people-need-it-chicago-sun-times/ -
Evanston Roundtable: Neighborly networks aim to boost pollinator populations one block at a time. “Evanston neighbors are getting together this summer to begin transforming their front yards into pollinator pathways. It’s all part of Bees on the Block, an action research project led by homegrown urban ecologist Libby Shafer.”
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Starting in the 1990s, cities developed a playbook for revitalizing #downtowns. Downtowns change over time and face new challenges, but it’s surprising how much of the old playbook still works. What do we need now? A playbook for #neighborhoods so they can become mixed-income, mixed-use places. https://www.governing.com/urban/can-pittsburgh-pull-off-another-renaissance
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In the past 50 years, cities have made progress toward revitalizing #downtowns and reclaiming #neighborhoods. Now, they are learning to share streets with cyclists and pedestrians. What other positive big trend have we seen since the 1970s? In city after city, it’s the rediscovery of urban waterfronts … as in D.C. https://ggwash.org/view/104239/how-dc-is-reclaiming-its-waterfront-identity
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Loyola Marymount University: Stories, Photographs, Artifacts from Palo Verde, La Loma, Bishop Residents Preserved in New Digital Archive Created in Partnership with LMU. “Former residents of Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop, commonly referred to as Chavez Ravine, have unveiled a digital archival collection documenting and preserving the histories of these Los Angeles neighborhoods from the 1910s […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/24/loyola-marymount-university-stories-photographs-artifacts-from-palo-verde-la-loma-bishop-residents-preserved-in-new-digital-archive-created-in-partnership-with-lmu/ -
“The big shrink”: Because of demographic changes, enrollment in K-12 #schools is plummeting and school districts everywhere are closing neighborhood schools. This is difficult, but it could be made a little better by planning what to do with these properties. Let’s aim for uses that make #neighborhoods better. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/07/20/school-closures-rising-across-us-pools-students-funds-shrink/ #BOEs
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Location of outbreak [likely] found, sez #NYC
1. If you visited #NewYorkCity since June, have #respiratory #symptoms, GET EXAMINED for #Legionnaire's Disease
2. #UpperEastSide #neighborhoods of #Carnegie Hill & Yorkville affected, where *76 buildings* #tested positive for the #bacteria (!)
3. Does not transfer betw ppl
4. #Plumbing systems not affected, continue to drink the #water & bathe
5. 76 sick, 53 hospitalized, 4 dead (now 5)
6. No new cases this week
#Manhattan
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Roanoke Times: Roanoke libraries launching online archive of David Ramey drawings, writings. “When David Ramey moved from small-town Martinsville to Roanoke as a child, he could step out on his family’s back porch and see much of Henry Street, the bustling center of the city’s Black community. From the front of the house, he could look down the hill and see Gainsboro Library — a place he […]
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India Today: As Dharavi is set to disappear, a digital twin will ensure it survives after it’s gone. “Dharavi is being preserved in a detailed digital twin before redevelopment starts in full swing and reshapes the settlement, which is India’s largest slum in Mumbai. The 3D archive is expected to guide relocation and planning while preserving a record of the neighbourhood that future […]
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Mamdani defends controversial NYC map after omitting iconic Little Italy, Jewish and Irish neighborhoods
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended a controversial city map highlighting immigrant enclaves Friday, saying it was…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #FoxNewsDigital #immigrantcommunities #neighborhoods #NewYorkCity #previousadministration #ZohranMamdani
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Book of the Week: “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World” is one of those books that makes the obvious apparent. The obvious thing: In the past century, cars with their insatiable appetite for #parking have changed our #downtowns, #neighborhoods and #suburbs in many bad ways. The book offers ways of ending the plague of parking. https://www.atlantaurbanist.com/book/paved-paradise/
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Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee opens its first Bronx location in The Hub
The Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee officially opened its first Bronx location on July 1, drawing crowds of eager …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #business #CHICKENJOY #Filipino #Friedchicken #jaime-galvez #jollibee #melrose #neighborhoods #peter-xu #philippines #southbronx #the-hub #third-ave-bid
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Neighborhoods is a cozy upcoming city builder with a claymation art style https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/neighborhoods-is-a-cozy-upcoming-city-builder-with-a-claymation-art-style/
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Neighborhoods is a cozy upcoming city builder with a claymation art style
#Neighborhoods #CityBuilder #IndieGame
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When the “15-Minute City” idea appeared during Covid, it seemed impossible. Change all our #neighborhoods so everything we need for daily life is a short walk, bike ride or transit trip away? Unlikely. But there is a place in your city where we COULD see this vision coming to life in the years ahead. It’s downtown. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/17/staggered-by-covid-st-paul-bets-big-on-creating-a-new-downtown #downtowns
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Cities are made better from the inside out. If your city has a growing number of #neighborhoods that work effectively on their issues, it will naturally develop an effective, fair-minded civic and political culture. But where does grassroots involvement begin? Maybe with a common problem that requires collective efforts … like getting rid of mosquitoes without insecticides. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/06/14/six-things-i-did-rid-my-yard-mosquitoes-when-nothing-else-worked/
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MA Leaders Club meeting in Glasgow happening today
Held at Wunderbar on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, delegates will today (Thursday 18 June…
#Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #Buildings #Cars #citylights #Culture #evening #glasgowatnight #glasgowcitylights #GreatBritain #illumination #Landscape #lights #local #movement #neighborhoods #nighttime #outdoor #Riverside #scenery #squintybridge #streets #Urban #view
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1033453/ MA Leaders Club meeting in Glasgow happening today #Britain #Buildings #Cars #CityLights #Culture #evening #Glasgow #GlasgowAtNight #GlasgowCityLights #GreatBritain #illumination #Landscape #lights #local #movement #neighborhoods #nighttime #outdoor #Riverside #scenery #Scotland #SquintyBridge #streets #UK #UnitedKingdom #Urban #view
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Homegrown (India): How Malleswaram.org Is Preserving The Soul Of One Of Bengaluru’s Oldest Neighbourhoods. “A community-led digital archive is documenting the stories, architecture, ecology and memories that have shaped one of Bengaluru’s most beloved neighbourhoods.”
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The Gardening Trend HOA Communities Are Fighting Over https://www.allforgardening.com/1809405/the-gardening-trend-hoa-communities-are-fighting-over/ #garden #gardening #HOA #HOAMeetings #homeowners #landscaping #neighborhoods
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Hype for the Future 214A: Chicago Communities
Introduction Chicago is a notable major city representative of the Midwestern region of the United States along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan at the nearest point of the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed in the northeastern portion of the State of Illinois. While the city is considered the third-largest in the United States (after New York and Los Angeles), Cook County, where the city is primarily located, is the second-largest in terms of population (after only Los […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/hype-for-the-future-214a-chicago-communities/
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Atlanta has quietly become a leading city for mixed-income #neighborhoods, where affordable #housing is built next door to market rate units. The theory: This is better for the children of low-income families. The latest test: A whole new community is being built where a large public housing project called Bowen Homes once stood. https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/06/how-is-affordable-housing-changing-in-atlanta-just-look-at-bowen-homes/
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18 New NYC Restaurants to Try: Ultimate 2024 Food Guide
Cocktail Omakase From Cocktail Kingdom Hospitality Group comes Cocktail Omakase, a transportive…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianculinary #art #bars #CHEFS #cocktails #cuisine #culinary #culinarytraditions #design #Food&Drink #Italia #Italian #ItalianCulinary #Italianculinarytraditions #italiano #italy #neighborhoods #openings #Restaurants
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Although Germans generally get along well with their neighbors, they often spend very little time interacting with them. This finding, reported by RTL and ntv,... https://news.osna.fm/?p=48270 | #news #according #germans #good #neighborhoods
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Letter from Home: “A Community” 5/23/26
Originally posted July, 8. 2009 It was a most pleasant sound that wafted across the warm air. A group of about ten women, comprising a writer's group, had gathered on the back patio at one of our neighbors' to talk about their creative efforts and get feedback from each other. (Our neighbor is sending out her first children’s book to publishers.) The light-hearted banter and gentle laughter mingled with the tingling of glasses filled with iced tea. I was transplanting flowers and […]https://caffeinatedpolitics.com/2026/05/23/letter-from-home-a-community-5-23-26/
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Porchfests began in Ithaca NY in 2007 with a simple idea: Small bands perform for free on front porches in #neighborhoods. You walk from one performance to another. Well, this simple idea has taken off. Why? The music, of course, but also the setting. A Porchfest “connects you with your neighborhood and your neighbors.” https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/08/somerville-porchfest-popularity-musician-experience-newsletter