Community Building

 

Trash collectors face more mountains of garbage than eve

Cities can work on all types of new initiatives - sustainability, new museums, bike paths but there's one recurring problem that keeps popping its head up in new and ugly ways and that's trash receptacles.

Here's a new one for you. In Seattle, people complained that commuters were

 

Friday nights is when hometown fans hit the aluminum bleachers

By Gerald Dlubala

The conversation generally picks up in earnest about midweek before anybody is seated on aluminum bleachers in the stadium. But the more excitable fans will be talking all week.

You'll hear it at work, in the line at the grocery store, while pumping gas at the nearby convenience store, and anywhere else there happens to be a couple of people within close proximity to each other.

Heck, some people are more than happy having this sort of conversation with themselves,

Drawing for Miami Dolphins stadium that is undergoing a $450 million makeover (Source: NewMiamiStadium.com

When fans for the Miami Dolphins and University of Miami Hurricanes cheer their teams this fall, they will probably pay more attention to the structure they are in than the teams because the New Miami Stadium will be an incredible change from the old facility.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is spending about $450 million for renovations to the stadium that will truly make it a world-class sports facility. Early reports had that amount at $300. You can tell he is going all

Entrance to Delray Beac

What does it take for a small town to overcome obstacles thrown in its path and eventually turn itself into an award-winning city?

Delray Beach is one prime example. The transition this municipality made from a village by the sea faced with several challenges to one of the most successful small towns in Florida is a noteworthy study in how to get the right things done.

All along residents believed they lived in a special place, and they passed on that belief from one generation to another. That mindset became the driving force to take some bold steps to revitalize the town and a philosophy to keep innovating and never stop making improvements.

Some residents will point to one particular period in the town's history as an example of how this

Great American Cleanup 2016 is on March 2

By Alysa Kleinman

Tossing some trash out the window may feel like a victimless crime. In reality, the financial implications of litter are devastating on communities. Thousands of car accidents are caused by litter, which increases insurance rates. Picking up litter costs the United States $11 billion annually. Litter also reduces property values and tourism, can spread germs and viruses, and spoils water quality. In short, we are all victims of litter's effects. The Great American Cleanup 2016 reminds us there is a solution.

Even though the negative effects of litter are obvious, it doesn't prevent people from throwing trash on the ground. The Great American Cleanup 2016 (organized by Keep