Cohousing Community Draws Locals Together
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Neighbors piled their plates high with freshly cut garlic bread and steaming pasta in an informal buffet line, then settled into a large eating area to share wine and conversation.
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By The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 5--Finding a new home in the Highlands may get a bit harder.   Town houses and condominiums are going up and are for sale near major  highways.
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As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
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By Neil Gonzales  REDWOOD CITY -- Keith Daum has lived in the Redwood Village community for years, becoming familiar with neighbors on his street, Scott Avenue.
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A retiree likes the idea of being closer to her neighbors. A couple from Ohio won't have to cut the grass anymore. A lawyer looks forward to being able to walk to work.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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Across the United States, a growing number of children are living in shelters or group homes.
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When the housing market was booming, many rushed in to the residential real estate business. Now a growing number of agents are looking for other employment.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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By Deborah S. Morris, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 8--In the end, the community came together to preserve its past with an eye toward the future.
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By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Mar. 1--GREENSBORO -- The members of the Heart of the Triad Steering Committee extended an olive branch of inclusion Wednesday to residents who live in the largely undeveloped area eyed as the next growth corridor in the region.
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PEOPLE who use a popular open space in Sandwell are being urged to join a friends group.   Sandwell Council is re-launching the Friends of Tame Valley at a meeting tonight.
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Craigslist displays undeniable grassroots power.
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By Darla L. Pickett, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine  Feb. 3--SKOWHEGAN -- About 70 acres north of Coburn Avenue that were  destined for a housing development are being purchased by a local land trust.
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When Delmy Diaz decided to buy a home, she first looked in Columbia Heights. That's where her friends and relatives and favorite stores were.
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By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 5--FORT WALTON BEACH   -- Community leaders in an area marked by ofteninadequate housing are hoping an affordable-housing development will help attract people to their neighborhood.
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A growing number of communities are adopting a venture capital-style approach to aiding and investing in local businesses.