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What is the ArtsWatch community? Last fiscal year ... It's the 91 staff, contributors, board, contractors, and volunteers who had a hand in its operations. It's the 72 people it economically supported. It's the 94% of its budget that went to pay people. It's the 634,376 people who visited the site. It's the 76 sponsors. It's the 265 donors and funders. It's the collaborations with community partners.

It wasn't a neat or simple story. Some chapters were joyful. Kids walking through newly striped crosswalks on the way to school. Neighbors stretching together at Yoga in the Park. Volunteers turning Saratoga Nights into a real thing instead of just an idea in someone's notebook. The first episodes of the Saratoga History Podcast, with longtime residents sharing what this place meant to them long before Zillow and smartphones.

It's been proven that doing good makes us feel good, so there's no reason we cannot lean more into it

M olly Dunn had always wanted to join a book club. Until last winter, the twenty-five-year-old had been too busy or distracted to find the right one. The opportunity to start one struck when she began a new job as a sales associate at BMV, a Toronto bookstore. With her manager's permission, she set a date for the inaugural meeting and posted an announcement to the store's Instagram page. The question was: Would anyone come?

In this difficult time that is the quarantine, most of us have to work from home, which means we don't get to see our colleagues. However, there's the next best thing: our pets!

If not for Jane Jacobs, Susan Spehar might still be living in a big lonely house in the suburbs. Spehar and her husband had raised their kids in Darien, Connecticut, in a place with a pool and a yard and rooms that emptied as their kids left for college. After her husband's death and in search of noise and friendship, she found a rental in Greenwich Village.

This neighbour of mine was a retired engineer, a Norfolk boy, and a follower of both first team and academy, home and away. He was just one of thousands with a season ticket at the back of Carrow Road's lower Barclay stand: a Saturday afternoon companion, a stranger at the start of the last season who became a little less strange as the matches went by.

Two years after clinching 1 BTC in a national competition of Bitcoin meetups at Bitcoin 2023, the Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup -now formalized as the nonprofit Bitcoin Bay Foundation-has channeled the prize into a thriving local ecosystem. Valued at roughly $25,000 to $30,000 at the time, that bitcoin has appreciated to over $100,000 amid bitcoin's bull run, bootstrapping workshops, conferences, and community events that onboard businesses to the Bitcoin standard.

On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary schools. Volunteers in orange safety vests made sure everyone assembled in a neighborhood shopping area was ready before the riders set off on their 5-mile "bike bus" route. Every few blocks, more adults and kids on bikes joined in. Eventually, the group grew to over 350 people.

We know things are hard for a lot of people right now, and Crumbl, our franchise partners, and our bakers felt like everyone could use a cookie to make their day a little brighter.

Bob's got its start in the 1950s when an entrepreneur named Bob opened a modest donut shop on Polk Street. In the 1970s, Elinor, a single mom and Korean immigrant, bought the shop and ran it while raising two kids. After her sudden passing in 2001, her son Don and his wife Aya, just in their early twenties and raising three young children, took over.

What began as casual rehearsals in a basement has evolved into a polished, high-energy sound that blends the city's grit with a fearless approach to experimentation. Pan Arcadia is a five-piece band that has grown from high school jam sessions to one of New York's most exciting rising acts. Hailing primarily from New York, with drummer Brian representing Connecticut, the group's members met in middle and high school and have been making music together ever since.

In the working-class city of Commerce, where cars speed past on highways and the Citadel Outlets tower over neighborhoods, there is a steakhouse named Stevens. By day, it's a classic and charming old restaurant where working people go for quiet, hearty meals.

Welcome to the highlights and key takeaways from the recently released Django Developers Survey. Now in its fourth year, this annual collaboration between the Django Software Foundation and PyCharm tabulates responses from over 4,600 Django developers worldwide. If you work with Python and the web more broadly, there's a lot to learn from what's happening in the vibrant Django ecosystem. My name is Will Vincent, and I'm a longtime contributor to the Django community as well as a Developer Advocate at PyCharm.

You can find everything online these days, and people know that, but they're tired of picking books from anonymous star reviews,

For one day only, Mission Creek is opening its doors. Businesses, artists, and neighbors are sharing their gifts with the community, all for free. What to Expect: Pick up your map and schedule at 17th and Alabama to choose your own adventure and explore everything happening throughout the neighborhood! Why Homecoming? Homecoming is about generosity, belonging, and connection. When we share our gifts, we discover that we already have everything we need.

"For three months, I cried and cried," De La Llana said in Spanish, her voice breaking. "I'd have to leave my home. Everything I had built over there."

"I initially cooked them a very unsuccessful eggplant parmesan, where I put the eggplant in cold oil because I didn't know that oil had to be hot for it to crisp up-so that was a good learning lesson," says Porowski. "I was at a point in my life when I started having this need to connect to other people and wanted a sense of community, and I felt like food was a natural vehicle for that."

9:00 am Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile FREE 9:00 am Community Press FREE* *A fee of $1.00 per pound of olives will be applied (excluding container weight). 10:00 am Manny's Neighborhood Trash Cleanup w/ $1 Beer & Free Yoga Classes, Free Fries (SF) FREE* *Sign up on this TogetherSF Mobilize page: https://www.mobilize.us/togethersf/event/444979/ 10:00 am Free Community Arts Market at Presidio Tunnel Tops (Oct. 25-26) FREE

As a home seller, you're focused on presenting your property in the best possible light. You've likely invested in staging, minor repairs, and curb appeal to attract buyers. But have you considered the influence your neighbors have on property value? While you can't choose who lives next door, understanding their potential influence is necessary. As you begin your process of selling your home in or , this Redfin real estate article will explain how neighbors affect property value and provide proactive steps to help protect your investment.

The space has been conceptualised and designed by architect and artistic director Sumayya Vally, Counterspace, whose practice is internationally recognised for redefining cultural typologies through community, memory, and ritual. Envisioned as an incremental unfolding - a gathering of gatherings - the headquarters will grow and evolve, responding to how people use and inhabit it. At its heart, the project is less about static architecture and more about an ongoing choreography of space, activated by dialogue, learning, and exchange.

On a cold Monday afternoon in Hyde Park, London, a small group of people gather by the Huntress fountain chatting softly among themselves. Nothing about the group would seem unusual to passing dog walkers and runners until they huddle together and one starts a countdown. On three, a collective scream cuts through the park. The outburst lasts only a few seconds before giving way to laughter.

With a Master's in Social Work (MSW), Meir has built his career around empathy, connection, and practical problem-solving. His work focuses on supporting individuals and families with compassion and integrity, emphasising that genuine leadership begins with service. Born and raised in Monsey, Meir grew up surrounded by a culture of care and community. Those early experiences shaped his belief that leadership is less about authority and more about presence.

Modern people "like to imagine ourselves as autonomous individuals, but in the natural human life cycle we spend a large proportion of our lives dependent on others," said Louise Perryn. "We often feel a longing for something like a village," especially "college-educated, relatively affluent Americans who moved away from their extended families in pursuit of career opportunities." Yet "even though forming communities" would "solve many economic and practical problems," particularly in raising children, few people actually "make the attempt."

"My family always taught me that effort matters more than talent," she reflects. "Discipline and consistency are what truly make a difference."

Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by finding pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart. At a news conference, Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion Friday at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area.

Join us for a fundraiser to power the Golden Gate Park Band (established 1882) into their 144th year! On October 12, we will host Dancing and Dessert: learn so@e swing dancing and then join the band for a dance and dessert party. Supporters and Family ticket buyers receive access to the concert and potluck dessert party. Music Makers also get gifts for the kids and access to a swing dance lesson.

If there's one thing apparent in the opening scenes of this new short film - the debut in the new PACE SETTERS series by iRunFar in partnership with HOKA - it's that Chef Tee, who moved to Chicago from Thailand in 1996, loves his city. He also loves running. And he brings that same sense of love to all he does.

If you've been on TikTok lately, you've probably seen RushTok. Every summer sorority recruitment clips of fully coordinated outfits, chants, and behind the scenes drama take over our feeds. Beyond the sparkly dresses and get ready with me videos, RushTok highlights something way bigger: The power of personal branding.

I just think it's great. It really is a wonderful thing for people to come together and have a good time. It's really positive,

For Fall/Winter 2025, Daily Paper has reignited its flame of cultural storytelling, unveiling a campaign that transcends fashion and delves into shared human connection. Following the phased rollout of its latest collection in September, the Amsterdam-based label waited until now to reveal the accompanying imagery - a choice that underscores its thoughtful, narrative-driven approach. Rather than merely highlighting clothing, the campaign serves as a meditation on community, creativity, and the ancient ritual of gathering around the fire.