Archive - Our Towns Civic Foundation Newsletter

What We've Learned about 'Florida Man'

Changing our minds about the Sunshine State. Mainly thanks to an innovative local newspaper.

Feb 19

December 2023

And the Winners Are ....

... Examples of innovative mapping tools that are expanding the art of story-telling, and helping communities build better, more sustainable futures.

Dec 13, 2023

October 2023

Mississippi Students Make a Marker for History

Honoring African American women who desegregated a university in the 1960s

Oct 31, 2023

Two Wins, and a Sad Loss.

Cheers to gathering in public places, and to reading banned books out loud. Sorrow for losing a dynamic judge who changed countless lives one at a time.

Oct 5, 2023

September 2023

New Season, New Mission, New Website.

Our Towns looks back at ten years of changes across the United States and looks ahead to our new role.

Sep 8, 2023

August 2023

Late Summer Travels with Our Towns

A flight from DC to Downeast Maine. A spectacular and favorite route that we've flown at least half a dozen times in the past decade.

Aug 24, 2023

Summer in Our Towns

How the summer of 2023 looks from the air and on the ground

Aug 7, 2023

June 2023

Libraries and Book Bans

How libraries are addressing book bans, a newsworthy newsletter.

Jun 27, 2023

May 2023

Washington DC as a Hometown

Everyone hates "DC"—the symbol of political paralysis. Here are some reasons to love and learn from DC—the place where actual people live.

May 2, 2023

March 2023

4 ½ Surprising Local Institutions

How does an urban farm on a college campus promote a community? How does a community foundation transform the well-being of residents? Those are some of…

Mar 17, 2023

February 2023

Our Towns Flyer February Edition

Revisiting hometowns, colleges revitalizing communities, & more.

Feb 3, 2023

December 2022

Our Towns Flyer #YearInRenew2022

A look back at trends and stories from 2022.

Dec 22, 2022

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