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A traveling barber makes house calls and friends
by
Anais Amin
Feb 21, 2022
Tara Morgan roves Vashon Island to help customers look spiffy. Her business, C'Mon Barber, is the result of a midlife transition.
Roller-skating makes a comeback despite skate shortage
Aug 30, 2021
Most roller skates are made in overseas factories with backlogs. Interest in outdoor skating is taking customers from indoor rinks.
London’s East End struggles inside the “COVID Triangle"
Feb 22, 2021
The East End's suffering in the pandemic is analogous to its experience during World War II's Blitz, stirring solidarity.
My economy: Life as a liveaboard in Southwest D.C.
by
Robyn Edgar
May 16, 2019
Darryl Madden’s life on a boat started as a simple solution for affordable housing. Now he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Is a struggling California town a victim of its own charm?
by
Scott Cohin
Nov 23, 2018
An entity that buys land in Pescadero, California to preserve it as open space also effectively takes the land off the tax rolls
How all-day cafes are changing our lives
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Feb 23, 2018
Welcome to a place where you can work, eat all three meals and feel extremely welcomed.
Things millennials love about the library
Aug 25, 2017
Millennials are making libraries cool again. A Pew Research Center study found that 53 percent of millennials in the U.S. had used their public library at least once in the year prior to the survey.
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How McDonald's serves as a refuge for local communities
Jul 27, 2017
For some, the fast food giant allows them to connect with others.
Communities, money and membership
May 29, 2015
How did a community affect your life? Have you paid to be a member of a club?
Your wallet: What's broken in your community?
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 6, 2015
Talk to us the way you might in a town hall.