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Elizabeth Nadas Seamans's avatar

Terrific tale as well as a great "shout out" to local news and young journalists. Just right. Thank you.

You've probably already told your readers about THE DAILY YONDER and THE CENTER FOR

RURAL STRATEGIES which supports local journalism in rural areas, and has terrific and inspiring stories like your own.

James Fallows's avatar

Betsy, this is from Jim: Thanks. And we entirely agree about Daily Yonder and Center for Rural Strategies. There is a lot of positive experimentation underway. Thanks for pointing these out.

Rick Davis's avatar

There's a great example of this kind of work on the Oregon coast - Bandon, I think? Love this example of "adaptive reuse" in the artistic sphere.

Our Towns's avatar

Thanks for the tip! Also, Artists in Residence in Eastport, Maine, often make their art from bits and pieces found along the beaches. The residents of Eastport appreciate a new, personal perspective on their town.

Our Towns's avatar

Thanks, Barbara, for pointing to another interesting artist. I'm also urging readers to check out BarbaraLiotta.com, a wonderful DC artist.

Deb

Barbara Josephs Liotta's avatar

See Brian Jungen, the First People’s artist, or Dan Steinberger of DC.

Lee Howley's avatar

Nice piece. The Cuyahoga River has come a long way since it caught fire in 1969. It now has real fish and hopefully less 'trash fish".

Thank you Deb & Jim

Lee H

Our Towns's avatar

Indeed! The Cuyahoga and Cleveland itself are great turnaround stories. Thanks, Lee, for your work in making the river and the town better and better. Both Cleveland and Vermilion.

Deb