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Foodie cities to suit everyone’s tastes

The Municipal Posted on January 10, 2025 by The MunicipalDecember 27, 2024

Some people are wired to want more from their food than just an easy meal. Foodies – those who are attuned to subtle flavors and who tend to appreciate a carefully curated plate – seek out gourmet chefs and are … Continue reading →

Posted in The Municipal Top 10, Top Ten | Tagged January 2025, maintenance & operations, The Municipal, The municipal top 10, top ten

Love Food, Fight Waste promotes community education to enact positive change

The Municipal Posted on August 16, 2022 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 2, 2023
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Working with Table to Table in various aspects and programs over the years, it was natural for Iowa City to reach out to the organization once more when looking for ways to increase food waste diversion within the community. Jane … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2022, The Municipal, waste, waste & recycling

City-run food festival funds schools, fast-tracks restaurant recovery

The Municipal Posted on July 25, 2022 by Lauren CaggianoAugust 2, 2023
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A lot of work goes into planning a successful fundraising event, and that’s certainly true in the case of the Taste of Pines, held on Feb. 17. This annual event, put on by the city of Pembroke Pines, Fla., features … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged food, june 2022, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

‘Cooking with Fire’ spotlights good food, life as firefighter

The Municipal Posted on August 16, 2019 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023

The thoughtful firefighters in the Shreveport, La., firehouses are putting their delicious talents to work for an appreciative, ever-widening audience. “My wife, Jeanie, and I love travel cooking shows,” said Captain Allen Dantes, a 31-year firefighter at Central Fire Station … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged august 2019, fire, firefighter, louisiana, public safety, shreveport, The Municipal, waste & recycling

New Haven examines its food system

The Municipal Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lauren CaggianoAugust 2, 2023

What does it mean to have a secure and robust local food system? The city of New Haven, Conn., along with other progressive municipalities around the country, are exploring such issues in an innovative way.           Enter the Food Systems … Continue reading →

Posted in Building & Construction | Tagged building & construction, Connecticut, july 2019, new haven, public works, The Municipal

South Davis Sewer District captures energy from food waste

The Municipal Posted on April 23, 2019 by Andrew MentockAugust 2, 2023
Americans on average throw out 4.4 pounds of trash per day, and food waste takes up 15 to 30 percent of landfill space. Food waste, however, could be turned into energy. (Shutterstock.com)

Landfills across the United States are growing larger and larger thanks to the reported 4.4 pounds of trash the average American throws away per day — much of it coming from food. In the United States, food waste is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged Salt Lake City, South Davis Sewer District

Cities address food scarcity

The Municipal Posted on June 25, 2018 by Andrew MentockAugust 2, 2023
Cultivate Kansas City, a nonprofi t organization, aims to grow farms, food and communities in order to create a healthy local food system within Kansas City. (Shutterstock.com)

In 2016, 12.3 percent of the United States population was food insecure, according the website for the United States Department of Agriculture. For a household to be deemed food insecure, its members must have been uncertain that they were going … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged food, Sidney Ohio

Germantown’s Farm Park taps into local food movement

The Municipal Posted on October 11, 2017 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
Young Farm Park visitors test the view from a tractor. (Photo provided by Germantown Parks and Recreation)

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 →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged Germantown

Amanda Edmonds, mayor and food systems champion

The Municipal Posted on January 12, 2017 by Anne Meyer BylerAugust 2, 2023

While Amanda Edmonds might be mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., she is also the full-time executive director of the nonprofit Growing Hope, which came out of her work on beginning an educational garden at Ypsi’s Perry Child Development Center in 1999. … Continue reading →

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Food Fight! Cities look at tasteful solution to the food truck trend

The Municipal Posted on September 6, 2012 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023

After getting their start on the West Coast, food trucks now operate across the U.S., drawing in foodies and the simply curious consumer alike. Social media has aided this industry’s growth, with Tweets and Facebook posts alerting followers to food … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation, Public Service | Tagged city, food, madrigal, parking, Truck, trucks, vendors

St. Louis to introduce municipal ID card

The Municipal Posted on June 25, 2025 by Danielle LundMay 22, 2025
St. Louis, Mo., Gateway Card is the product of continued advocacy. The American Civil Liberties Union and local advocates were among those who called for a municipal ID, arguing the importance of identification in finding housing, employment, health care and banking in the Midwestern city. (Shutterstock)

In an effort to make identification more accessible and inclusive to all its residents, the city of St. Louis, Mo., is planning to introduce the Gateway Card – a municipal ID card that not only seeks to serve as identification, … Continue reading →

Posted in Municipal Management | Tagged June 2025, municipal management, The Municipal, water & energy

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