The American Sense of Place
An update: Reactions from readers and significant local-renewal developments
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When Small Towns Take the Big Stage
Connecting Ajo, Columbus, and Erie
The Rituals of ‘Becoming America’
Can 'civic religion' help America become a better, freer, fairer, finer version of itself?
A Public Library Brings Opportunity to the Blind
The Heiskell Library in NYC provides both unique and also ordinary library services to its clientele.
Referenced in Little Rock Soiree
Hank Kelley, the new president of the Rotary Club of Little Rock, has big plans, inspired in part by Our Towns. Read the article here.
Report for America Revives Possibilities for Local Journalism
A promising movement, in discouraging times.
An American Story, Starting in Kosovo
Idealistic people from outside America's borders have continually prompted the country to live up to its own ideals; an example from Erie.
A Regional Approach to Rural Healthcare Challenges
God's Storehouse, a food pantry serving low-income people along this southernmost border where Virginia meets North Carolina.
How Danville Has Avoided Omaha’s Mistake
How the bittersweet heritage of old buildings in Danville, Virginia has helped them avoid the mistakes of Omaha..
Bitwise Goes Big
Fresno tech startup, Bitwise gets $27 million in funding to expand its operations.
The Reinvention of a Downtown: Danville’s Story Part 2
A snapshot of the efforts paying off in reviving Danville's downtown.
The Reinvention of Danville’s Downtown: Part 1
A factory town coming back
Our Towns named Book of the Day
Our Towns is named June 11, 2019 Book of the Day by Book of the Day.org.
A Community Within A Community
Restoring Spirit and Pride in Danville
Featured in Sampsonia Way
In an interview with Sampsonia Way, the in-house magazine for City of Asylum, to which a chapter of Our Towns is devoted, Jim and Deb answer additional questions on travel,…
What Does All This Local Reporting Add Up To?
Yesterday, Deb Fallows and I sent an email to various loyal readers of The Atlantic. You can see what was in that message in the “Continue Reading” section of this post.…