There are many ways to take better care of the environment, and Ann Arbor, Mich., is full steam ahead with its plans to do so. Missy Stults, city sustainability manager, explained in great detail just what these plans involved, both … Continue reading →
The field of emergency medicine is always looking for ways to improve response speed, serve more people in need and incorporate newer and better lifesaving techniques. Charlestown, R.I., has come up with a way to do all three, initiating a … Continue reading →
The phrase “small Southern town” rolls easily from the tongue, and that leads to mental pictures of downtown streets with little mom-and-pop stores that have served many generations. But that’s often more Hollywood — or at least Mayberry — than … Continue reading →
The public is used to thinking of firehouses, police departments and other city agencies as separate entities that serve and protect them through countless needs and issues. That’s the way it’s always been, but that doesn’t mean it must always … Continue reading →
Palo Alto, Calif., is working to implement a new program you have likely never heard of, and when it all falls into place, it’s hoped that the success will make you wonder how you ever lived without it. Many people, … Continue reading →
Drivers don’t always observe the Move Over Law, which is mandatory everywhere except for Washington, D.C. It was determined in Maine that one quarter of all traffic fatalities result from secondary crashes caused by such factors as distracted driving. Maine … Continue reading →
What do you think of when you hear discussions of sustainability? Recycling? Alternate forms of power? Going vegan? More cycling and walking and less driving? With spring approaching and another Earth Day next month, you can’t help but think of … Continue reading →
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, it is said, and while that sounds Shakespearian, it is not. This proverb comes from the play, “The Mourning Bride,” by William Congreve, an English author of the late seventeenth and early … Continue reading →
The beautiful city of St. Augustine, Fla., is the oldest city in the nation, filled with historic homes and other examples of treasured architecture. It is also a city that is plagued with recurrent flooding, which threatens or even destroys … Continue reading →
By now, it seems as if the COVID-19 pandemic has been with us forever, and still no end in sight. Cities across the nation have dealt with it in a myriad of ways, sometimes changing policies and practices almost continually, … Continue reading →
According to travel and lifestyle website Livability, Madison, Wis., is the fifth best city in the nation. A pilot program that began in the city parks in July — Carts in the Park — shows one very good reason why. … Continue reading →
