Parks are an important center of the community. While they can add more value to surrounding properties, they also enrich neighborhoods and invest in communities, building bonds that make a town, a home. Parks bring tourism and impact an area’s … Continue reading →
Situated near the Memphis metropolis, the city of Germantown, Tenn., is making headlines for several different reasons in an effort to make the locale even more pleasing where leisure is concerned, thanks to the ever-ambitious and high-achieving parks and recreation … Continue reading →
The old shingle exterior of a North Carolina doctor’s office has been replaced with tidy brick and a shiny new police badge. In fact, the building underwent surgery of sorts and is recovering nicely as it serves as the Wadesboro … Continue reading →
First responders experience trauma everyday in their line of duty — it’s just another Tuesday for them. Because they’re constantly exposed to traumatic situations everyday, the job is an occupational hazard. That means it’s time for municipalities to provide their … Continue reading →
Malls bring a vibrant center to many towns — new restaurants, specialty shops and something for people to do on weekends or to swing by for convenience. But when a mall goes south and becomes abandoned, it’s not only an … Continue reading →
Augusta Smith named the Tennessee town she and her husband, Warren, founded in 1878 Hohenwald, the German word for “high forest,” a descriptive term referring to the surrounding countryside and its location on the Western Highland Rim a few miles … Continue reading →
Noted industrialist and philanthropist George F. Johnson (1857-1948) lived a commitment to both work and recreation. George F., as he was known, was a partner in the highly successful Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company, which established the Triple Cities of Binghamton, Johnson … Continue reading →
One century ago, Carl G. Rose started with asphalt and ended with horses. In 1916, Rose traveled from Indiana to Ocala, Fla., to oversee construction of that state’s first asphalt road. But he ran into problems with the material, so … Continue reading →
Zika is officially here, and cities are stepping up to spread information and reduce mosquito populations, often building strong partnerships to do so. And while Zika is making all the headlines at the moment, other mosquito-related diseases, like West Nile … Continue reading →
Waste becomes wanted and byproducts become primary products with the recent opening of the first Anuvia Plant Nutrients Corporation fertilizer production facility near Zellwood, Fla. The unique Anuvia process is designed to recycle materials from a variety of organic waste sources into … Continue reading →
Joy Brown is an expert in sustainability and environmental management, given her title as environmental compliance specialist for the Public Works Department in Berkeley, Calif. Brown shared that Berkeley has a Climate Action Plan that outlines the path the city … Continue reading →
