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Our theme this month has been 'Rethinking Real Estate'.  It began with an editorial piece, Why I'm Proud to be a SWIMBY, which framed the month.  It introduced a new term, SWIMBY (as in "Something Wonderful In My Back Yard", as opposed to NIMBY), and outlined a 'SWIMBY Manifesto'.  ...

Resilience.org

Rebuilding the market was a top priority not only because of its vital role in the local economy, but also because of its symbolic value—representing the strength and resilience of the community.

Transition Voice

Photo: Mircea/Flickr. In colonial America, kids died young. No matter how unwelcome, Death was a frequent visitor at family firesides from Boston to Savannah, where parents could expect to lose, on average, up to half of their brood before they reached adulthood. According to 17th-century Puritan...