The League’s Civic Index: Measuring Your Community’s Capacity to Solve Problems and Thrive

2010 All-America City Finalist Webinar We are putting on an informational webinar to help finalists for the competition in Kansas City. The webinar includes tips on preparing for the event,...

An Invitation

By NCL Board Chair Sandy Freedman I would like to use the new AAC blog to invite everyone to attend the 2010 All-America City Awards in Kansas City June. This...

Buffalo, NY (region named AAC winnner in 2002 and 1996)

I live in Kenmore, N.Y., a first ring suburb of outstanding Buffalo, N.Y. Kenmore has been designated as top 10 neighborhoods in the U.S. for 2009 by the A.P.A. We...

Tell Us About Your All-America City

We would like to get some public participation going on this blog. Tell us something about an All-America City you know and love. It could be your hometown or a...

Somerville’s 2009 AAC Presentation

If you have never been to the All-America City Award, you may not know what to expect. So keep reading this blog. Here’s a video of a presentation from from...

2010 Project Count

I’ve been sifting through the All-America City projects for the 2010 finalists. Here’s what I’ve come up with: The big winner was projects that improve recreation opportunities for community members....

AAC through the years

In 1949, a reporter named Jean James was assigned to cover the then National Municipal League’s National Conference on Government in St. Paul, Minnesota. James approached league officers, including pollster...

What’s the problem?

One of the most interesting things about the All-America City Awards is the way applicants for the award define the challenges their communities face. Doing so is part of the...

What is the All-America City Award?