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Juniper Summer Writing Institute 2023 Reading Series Slated for June 12-15
Foundation: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

"With a stellar faculty lineup, and over 90 dedicated workshop participants who are ready to take their work to the next level, we are looking at an electric week full of creative possibilities,"...more

Duke Diary Dispatch: Hello, Hollywood!

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, Brooks Finby was quarantined inside a house and turned to movies and music for comfort. "The more films I watched, the more I grew to appreciate the art form in...more

Indian Trails Library Kicking Off Summer Reading Program with Music, Activities

The Indian Trails Public Library District's summer reading program kicked off Saturday with a musical performance by Jim Gill. The Wheeling library will also offer ice cream sundaes, balloon...more

$25 Million Grant to Northwestern Will Accelerate Global Sustainability and Energy Innovation

Paula Trienens "was concerned about environmental and climate change" and would be "thrilled to have her name connected to her alma mater," Nan Trienens Kaehler, a trustee at Northwestern...more

People Building Stronger Communities

Unmasking the Faces of the Long-Term Unemployed

Teen Energy Drink Use Associated with Substance Use

Transparency Call for Economic Development

Starbucks Pays its Employees\' Tuition Fees for Free

Clark County Holds Off Economic Development Funding

Hunger Watch in Shelby County

Child Poverty in the US: What New Census Data Tell Us About Our Youngest Children

NAACP Chapter Expands Efforts for Economic Development

Social Enterprise Network Announces Nominations for Powerful Together Awards 2013 Now Open