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  • Art & Soul Civic Engagement Videos

    Starksboro, Vermont has just completed the second phase of its Art & Soul initiative! The Town celebrated its progress with a series of events this November: “Handmade and Homegrown in Starksboro.” Watch a preview of the next video installment filmed by Mary Arbuckle.
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  • Where We Work

    From storytelling celebrations in Vermont to keypad polling in Colorado to consensus building in Rhode Island, find out more about the Foundation’s pioneering work building vibrant, enduring communities.
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  • COMMUNITYMATTERS10

    COMMUNITYMATTERS® will be held October 5-7, 2010 in Denver, Colorado—the heart of the Rocky Mountains. We’ll bring together citizens, elected officials, educators, practitioners, tool providers and innovators to learn, share and build connections. Please join us in October!
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  • Get Involved

    Check out our new Get Involved section featuring Orton’s blog, Cornerstones! Learn about the thinking, exploring, risk-taking and research that reinforce our efforts to build communities that last. You can also sign up to receive news alerts and our e-journal, Scenarios.
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  • Making History & A Better Future in Damariscotta

    Damariscotta’s Heart & Soul Community Planning Charrette engaged hundreds of locals in intensive discussions and focus meetings this fall. The final report will be out in January 2010, but residents have already taken the future into their own hands.
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  • HeartSpots Link City’s Past to its Future

    The old Woolworth building was brought to life recently when more than 100 residents gathered at Hog Farm Studio Annex to share good food, great company and the premier screening of “…our love letter to Biddeford.”
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  • New Life in Old Mills

    Biddeford, Maine is experiencing a local Renaissance thanks to entrepreneurs like Gil and Coco Corral of the Hog Farm Studio Annex. Old mills in town now house 58 businesses and employ more than 100 people. Watch this digital story to learn more.
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  • Community Almanac

    Got stories about a place you love? Share text, photos, audio and videos about the heart and soul of your town on Community Almanac. It’s totally free (yes!) and easy as pie (yum!), so create our own Almanac today. Don’t let your commumity’s stories be forgotten!
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  • Golden Block Party Conversations

    Golden Vision 2030 held block parties in eight different neighborhoods throughout the City this summer, bringing residents together to meet, talk and describe what they most value about their town. Listen to some of what they said.
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  • Big Box Evaluator

    Curious about the costs and benefits of a proposed “big box” development in your town? Big Box Evaluator is an interactive visualization and analysis tool that helps you explore alternative development scenarios and learn about model big box planning processes. Check it out!
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