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fromBrooklyn Paper
2 hours ago

Where are Brooklyn's "recreation deserts," and what can be done to fix them? * Brooklyn Paper

"Brooklyn has always been a place where movement is part of daily life. But today, Brooklynites, like all New Yorkers, are moving less, feeling more isolated and dealing with elevated rates of chronic diseases."
Brooklyn
#small-business
fromwww.amny.com
4 hours ago
NYC food

Op-ed | NYC Council's last-mile facilities' bill could be last straw for small businesses | amNewYork

NYC food
fromwww.amny.com
4 hours ago

Op-ed | NYC Council's last-mile facilities' bill could be last straw for small businesses | amNewYork

New York City's regulatory environment poses significant challenges for small businesses like Fairly Nuts, threatening their operations and future viability.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

6 Low-Cost Business Ideas That Are Perfect for Families

Small businesses, comprising 99.9% of U.S. firms, thrive on family collaboration and digital-first models, reducing startup costs and enhancing accessibility.
#climate-change
Environment
fromNature
1 day ago

'Yes, we can': a blueprint for a clean economy and healthy society

A new 'clean' economy focused on sustainability can lead to a more efficient and prosperous society.
Environment
fromNature
1 day ago

'Yes, we can': a blueprint for a clean economy and healthy society

A new 'clean' economy focused on sustainability can lead to a more efficient and prosperous society.
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Get ready to see the Elephant (& Castle) fly: This is how London should be regenerating

Elephant & Castle is undergoing a significant transformation with a new town center and retail developments, marking a shift from its gritty past.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 hours ago

After a disappointing college experience, I was determined to make postgrad life better. Now I'm thriving.

Social anxiety and depression had other plans, leaving me in an ugly cycle of self-isolation and rumination. Terrified of rejection, I'd meet someone interesting during one of my English lectures and invite them out for frozen yogurt in my head.
Higher education
Renovation
fromArchDaily
11 hours ago

Imported Futures: Global Architecture Shaping Albania's Urban Transformation

Albania is rapidly transforming with ambitious architectural projects redefining its urban environment and positioning within regional and international networks.
#transportation
fromBusline News
2 hours ago
Alternative transportation

Message From 2026 UMA EXPO: Fast-Moving Policy Environment Requires Education & Determination - Busline News

fromBusline News
2 hours ago
Alternative transportation

Message From 2026 UMA EXPO: Fast-Moving Policy Environment Requires Education & Determination - Busline News

Social justice
fromMission Local
4 hours ago

Sunset residents wanted a nonprofit out. Decades later, it proved itself to them.

Sunset Youth Services evolved from community skepticism to a major youth service provider, focusing on building relationships and improving opportunities for at-risk youth.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
21 hours ago

Growth Hacks Are Fading. Here's the Smarter Path to Success.

Brand discipline is essential for trust and growth in today's crowded markets, replacing aggressive growth hacks and urgency-driven tactics.
East Bay (California)
from48 hills
13 hours ago

In Oakland, a tiny-home community is forced back onto the streets - 48 hills

Eviction of the 3rd and Peralta tiny home community in Oakland leaves residents, like Dennis, without support or resources for permanent housing.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
18 hours ago

Trending: employer housing benefits narrow affordability gaps

Private sector employers are increasingly offering housing benefits to help workers afford living closer to their jobs amid rising housing costs.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
1 day ago

Preserving farmland, strengthening food security: Why the Greenbelt matters

Ontario's agriculture sector must diversify and reduce reliance on U.S. trade to enhance self-reliance and capitalize on local production opportunities.
#affordable-housing
Digital life
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

4 Business Ideas That Serve the World's Wealthiest Age Group

The growing senior population presents significant opportunities in technology aimed at enhancing their quality of life and independence.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago

Ontario municipalities say they're at critical' point, call on province to fill $4B funding gap | CBC News

Municipalities in Ontario face a $4 billion funding shortfall for provincial responsibilities, impacting infrastructure projects and social services.
#entrepreneurship
World politics
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How to Win Big With Public-Sector Partners

Entrepreneurs must shift from profit-focused pitches to outcome-focused partnerships with public institutions, prioritizing long-term social impact, equity and public trust.
East Bay real estate
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Building entrepreneurs and revitalizing East Bay downtown districts

A farm-raised, blue-collar entrepreneur revitalizes downtown districts, prioritizes service industries as recession-proof, and builds businesses across real estate, consulting, and venture capital.
Fundraising
fromLas Vegas Review-Journal
5 days ago

Las Vegas CEO goes from building a business to helping the community

Justin Woo transitioned from a successful digital marketing career to founding nonprofits and an online voting platform, impacting his local community significantly.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

How to Treat Your Successes Like Renewable Resources

Success can create pressure and lead to misaligned goals for entrepreneurs, making them feel obligated rather than fulfilled.
London food
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Modern revival planned for historic street market

Plans to revitalize Kingston Ancient Market include new stalls, a central piazza, and improved facilities to enhance community engagement.
fromInvestigative Post
3 days ago

Investigative Post event on reforming Buffalo and NY government.

John Kaehny has written and successfully lobbied for the passage of state and New York City laws related to government transparency and accountability, including the first open data law in the world in 2012.
NYC politics
NYC music
fromStreetsblog California
4 days ago

The Week in Short Videos - Streetsblog California

Streetsblog NYC announced a themed action movie starring Sebastian Stan, alongside updates on videos and federal land fracking proposals.
Austin
fromPadailypost
4 days ago

New bus-only route might open the door to 7-story apartment buildings

Turning the Dumbarton Rail Corridor into a bus-only route may lead to seven-story apartment buildings in Atherton.
fromPhilosophynow
6 days ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
Startup companies
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

This Business Model Is the Hidden Goldmine For Boosting Profits

Done-For-You business models are surging as entrepreneurs seek results without managing every task themselves.
Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

Amid slowdown, developers set to sell part of dormant Dorchester megaproject

Developers are scaling back plans for Dorchester Bay City and putting a significant portion of the site up for sale due to market challenges.
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Altadenans are rushing to rebuild, but progress is slow

Beatriz Coca, a retired psychologist, discovered the need for a temporary power pole during her home construction process, highlighting the complexities faced by many rebuilding their homes.
LA real estate
San Jose Sharks
fromSan Jose Spotlight
5 days ago

San Jose rolls out the welcome mat at Arena Green - San Jose Spotlight

Arena Green Park in San Jose has undergone significant renovations, making it ready for public use and community events.
SF music
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

What Comes After

What Comes After is a choral event exploring themes of resilience and transformation through music and dialogue.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Transit officials announce clean air investments in South Bronx thanks to congestion pricing revenue | amNewYork

Congestion pricing funds will replace diesel trucks with hybrid models to reduce air pollution in the city.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 days ago

How the UK's 'Neet' youth can power the digital economy | Computer Weekly

Nearly one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training, highlighting a significant social and economic challenge.
California
fromStreetsblog
1 week ago

No Kings Rallies Throughout California - Streetsblog California

Record attendance of 8 million at No Kings rallies across the U.S., with significant participation in California's major cities.
Design
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
London
fromTime Out London
3 days ago

London's legendary Billingsgate market is being turned into a new neighbourhood with 10,000 homes

Tower Hamlets Council promotes redevelopment plans for 10,000 new homes near Billingsgate Fish Market to address London's housing shortage.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
4 days ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Environment
from99% Invisible
4 days ago

Service Request #4: How Does the Grid in Phoenix Work? - 99% Invisible

Phoenix's extreme summer heat underscores the critical importance of a reliable electrical grid for survival.
Brooklyn
fromUrbanplacesandspaces
4 days ago

Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

Siloed transit planning hinders effective connections between projects like IBX and Penn Station Access, limiting regional transit network potential.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

Youth Commons / Studio RE+N

A neglected rooftop in Songyang County transforms into a vibrant community commons despite initial design flaws and lack of facilities.
Real estate
fromFast Company
5 days ago

Home flipping stabilized after being hit by its biggest pullback since 2007

Home flipping activity has stabilized around 2019 levels, with seasoned flippers planning to execute deals in 2026 despite a slower appreciation environment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

A dress rehearsal' for life: inside the Manchester project helping homeless men rebuild

Embassy Village is described as a dress rehearsal for life back in bricks and mortar, cutting out the middle man of the shelter for homeless people.
Boston real estate
NYC politics
fromNew York City, NY Patch
1 week ago

Your Vote Decides Which New York Neighborhood Fix Mamdani Will Tackle Next

Over 11,600 New Yorkers participated in the Mayor's Municipal Madness to select city projects for repair by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
#sustainability
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
5 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Earth911 Inspiration: The First Step To Sustainability

Sustainability begins with recognizing the connection between humanity and nature, free from artificial boundaries.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
5 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Earth911 Inspiration: The First Step To Sustainability

Sustainability begins with recognizing the connection between humanity and nature, free from artificial boundaries.
fromTime Out London
5 days ago

The future of this beloved south London lido has been saved

Brockwell Lido was crowned London's best swimming spot by Time Out last year and was even named the best in the entire country just a month later.
London
fromFortune
5 days ago

Macquarie bets impact investing can fill an Asian financial access gap left by microfinance and commercial banks | Fortune

"The specific barrier is capital," says Lisa George, global head of the Macquarie Group Foundation. "Without access to capital, it's very hard to get social mobility and educational mobility in life."
Fundraising
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
6 days ago

Why Every Founder Should Tap Into the Refurbished Economy

Businesses are increasingly opting for refurbished assets to save costs and enhance sustainability amid rising expenses and unpredictable supply chains.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks ago

From the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.

Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
Design
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How the public changes spaces-and art-for the better

Public engagement enhances design, transforming spaces into vibrant community hubs that foster creativity and connection.
London politics
fromIrish Independent
5 days ago

Roving security team to tackle surge in antisocial behaviour in Dublin parks

A new Mobile Security Crew will patrol city parks to deter antisocial behavior during a six-month trial period.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Neighbourhoods to get 20m funding boost

We've had enough of politicians standing up and telling people what needs to happen in their area. It's time to listen to local people themselves. We're putting money behind local voices so they can choose for themselves how they put pride back in communities that felt ignored for so many years.
UK politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

How Public Financing Wins Projects Before You Build

Through Community Facilities Districts (CFD), Municipal Utility Districts (MUD), Public Improvement Districts (PID), Community Development Districts (CDD) and reimbursement districts (RD), builders can potentially shift infrastructure costs off their balance sheets and onto special districts that homebuyers ultimately absorb through property taxes without potentially adding debt to the builder's books.
LA real estate
fromEntrepreneur
4 weeks ago

She Invited Homeless Men to Run. That Instinct Fueled Her $100M Business.

Why do I get to be the runner, and these guys get to be the homeless guys on the corner? Why can't we all be runners? She didn't have an answer. It would've been easy to let that question dissolve with her footsteps. Most people would have. But Mahlum saw something in those men that others had missed.
Running
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Campaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped

Campaigner Aysha Hawcutt stated that residents were 'not anti-homes', but believed the Adlington plan was 'the wrong proposal in the wrong place'. She expressed pride in the community's resilience against the development threats.
London politics
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Project Restore Expands To Brownsville - Brooklyn Violence Program

Project Restore expands to Brownsville, aiming to reduce gang involvement through paid work and trauma-informed support.
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Why Some Congresspeople Want to Go Big on Greenways - Streetsblog USA

The Parks to People Act proposes $300 million in federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure as essential transportation tools, despite political opposition dismissing them as distractions.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How to Help Communities Rebound from Crisis and Disaster

Disaster psychology provides an empirically-based framework for building community resilience and growth during crises through understanding predictable psychological phases and natural recovery mechanisms.
Retirement
fromSubstack
1 month ago

How to Set Up a Business the Right Way

Establish business systems intentionally from the start rather than reactively managing obstacles, creating a sustainable foundation that prevents financial chaos and tax complications.
Education
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

When the School Becomes the City: Community-Centered Projects in the Global South

School architecture functions as a catalyst for social transformation by creating multifunctional civic spaces that integrate education, culture, sports, and community engagement within urban territories.
Startup companies
fromYahoo Life
1 month ago

My city was filling up with digital nomads, so I converted my family home into a business

Hana Nguyen built a coworking business in Da Nang, Vietnam after discovering the concept through a foreign friend, starting in a hotel space before launching her own venture in her family home.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
33 years ago

Redevelopment

Commerce's redevelopment is driven by elected officials and economic necessity, transforming an industrial landscape into a diverse economy with jobs, housing, and improved infrastructure.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Residents to grow food on 'unloved' public land

Hounslow Council launches Right to Grow initiative allowing residents to cultivate food on unused public land, becoming only the second London council to adopt this policy.
fromLos Angeles Times
41 years ago

Loan Arranged for Rehab Development

First Interstate Mortgage Co.'s income property division has arranged a $2.3-million construction loan and $2.6-million permanent loan for the rehabilitation of an existing three-story building in Pasadena, located at 95 N. Marengo St.
Real estate
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
26 years ago

Developer Takes Big Steps to Win Public Support

A developer is conducting an extensive $50,000 grassroots campaign distributing informational packets to 4,000 neighbors to build support for an 866-home project in Santa Clarita Valley.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The impact of road signs on economic development

When routes are well organized, there are clear directional signs, and speed limits become reasonable. The early installation of warning signs allows transport companies to plan deliveries more accurately and avoid delays. For businesses, time is money. When a truck carrying goods does not spend hours detouring due to an unclear traffic scheme or stuck in traffic where it could have been avoided thanks to competent traffic management, fuel costs, driver wages, and vehicle maintenance costs are reduced.
Alternative transportation
US politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

This Bill Would Give Your Community More Money To Build Its Own Transportation Future - Streetsblog USA

The BASICS Act shifts federal transportation funding toward metro regions, enabling human-centered projects and preventing state DOTs from monopolizing funds for highways.
Remodel
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Designing the Public Market: Architecture for Gathering, Trading, and Belonging

Markets become place when regular gatherings combine with a physical element—roof, adaptive reuse, or temporary structure—to create sheltering, accommodating, and alluring spaces.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

They Build Bridges to Create Opportunities for Others

Meaningful milestones reveal how relationships, generativity, and sacrifice create belonging, stability, and enduring family legacy.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 month ago

Democratizing the Economy through Community Wealth Building: Recent Lessons from the UK and Poland

Economic democracy requires expanding democratic control over economic decisions beyond workplace democracy to include community-focused strategies like community wealth building.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

How the Design Community Has Rallied to Help Los Angeles Rebuild After Last Year's Devastating Fires

The Foothill Catalog Foundation supplies pro bono, preapproved house and ADU designs to accelerate rebuilding for Eaton Fire survivors, partnering with Habitat for Humanity.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Can a council do five days' work in four?

South Cambridgeshire District Council adopted a 32-hour, four-day week and reports improved retention, higher applicant numbers, agency savings, and maintained or improved most service metrics.
East Bay real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Building entrepreneurs and revitalizing East Bay downtown districts

Sean McCauley, raised on a farm, became a blue-collar entrepreneur revitalizing downtown districts and focusing on recession-proof service industries.
fromSan Jose Inside
2 months ago

Peter Ortiz: Targeted Investment Can Revitalize East San Jose

For decades, East San José has been one of our city's most culturally vibrant and resilient neighborhoods. The area has raised generations of civic leaders, served as ground zero for social justice movements and hosted landmark small businesses and local institutions that are directly interwoven with San José's identity. Unfortunately, this area of our city has also historically lacked the level of economic investment it deserves.
East Bay real estate
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