Enter the All-America Stories Video Contest

April 27, 2011

Last year we started a new tradition, an “All-America Stories” video contest. People from the finalist communities made videos telling their stories of positive community change. We posted them on...

All-America City Award projects: Taylor Landing, Texas

April 23, 2011

Since its incorporation in 2005, Taylor Landing has weathered several major hurricanes and a tropical storm, undergoing three regional mandatory evacuations in the space of three years! The community was able to implement a complete emergency management response system....

All-America City Award projects: Beloit, Wisconsin

April 18, 2011

Read about the America City Finalists community improvement projects, beginning with Beloit, Wisconsin.

All-America City Award Finalists Announced

April 11, 2011

The National Civic League has announced the finalists for the All-America City Awards, the annual competition for civic activists and community problem-solvers. The 2011 awards event will be June 15-17 in Kansas City, Missouri.

All-America City Finalists in the News

April 7, 2011

A smattering of the press coverage of the All-America City finalists below: We announced the 26 finalists yesterday. It is a very diverse group of communities. Big cities such as...

Hotel Information for the 2011 All-America City Award

April 6, 2011

If you are a finalist for the 2011 All-America City Awards in Kansas City, you will want to find out about reserving hotel rooms for your delegation and other useful...

Guest Blogging on the State of the Re:Union website

March 23, 2011

I’ve been doing some guest blogging for the State of the Re:Union website. The latest in on Rancho Cordova’s City Hall.  State of the Re:Union is a public radio show...

The Power of Positive Thinking

February 23, 2011

Here is a podcast of an interview that Jeffrey Hatcher and I did with civic leaders in Statesville, NC. a 2009 All-America City. Speaking first is David Bradley, president of...

South Bend, Newsweek and being an All-America City Award finalist

February 16, 2011

The Observer, a student newspaper for Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College ponders the question of how South Bend, Indiana could appear on Newsweek’s recent list of dying cities in...

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