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All-America City Quilt Making the Rounds

Lynwood sent us this video on their public showing of the 2010 All-America City quilt Before it comes to rest here in NCL’s Denver office it will make the rounds...

An All-America City New Year

Check out the latest issue of Rancho Cordova’s city newsletter.  Local residents were asked what their New Year’s wishes were for the 2010 All-America City. For example, Shelly Blanchard executive...

Fort Smith Celebrates True Grit Release

By Tracy Winchell We Arkansans and Oklahomans are beside ourselves about the upcoming release of the Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Charles Portis’ classic novel, True Grit, which is set in...

NCR Issue on Sustainable Communities

It may be while before Congress addresses the critical issues of climate change and sustainability, but a growing number of communities across the country are applying their own approaches, and...

Gastonia’s Celebration Video

Sustainable Communities

By Joel Mills While Congress continues to debate the merits of various policy proposals to address climate change and sustainability, a growing number of communities across the country are applying...

Ryan Lundquist

I figured the NCL might be interested in this.  Considering hoodies cost at least $10 and in many cases $12, $15 or $20, this drive represents a good $8,000+ in...

Neighborhood Power in El Paso

They say you can’t fight city hall, but in El Paso, Texas, you may not have to. The city’s local and appointed officials have gone out of their way to...

Hoody Drive in Rancho Cordova

By Ryan Lundquist The Folsom Cordova Unified School District Liaison for Homeless Services has informed Project 680 of a big need for hooded sweatshirts (otherwise known as “hoodies”) for homeless...