Karen Christensen
About A Smaller Circle
Karen Christensen, CEO Berkshire Publishing Group
karen [at] berkshirepublishing [dot] com
Pets are all too important in some people’s lives, and as real-life community ties decline it seems that more people are getting dogs. I wanted to see what research there is about this, and was glad to find a rational discussion at a site for dog lovers – a dog blog. The writer says that [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2010 under Community in the media.
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I remember hearing from Sonya Solomon that Illinois had a lot of interest in rural revival, and here a program that is trying to address directly the demise of a sense of community: Stewardson villagers are looking to mimic the success of other small towns in the area, such as Dieterich and neighboring Strasburg, in [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Building community, Community in the media, Rural community.
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The loss of a sense of community is by no means a British problem–it’s a global challenge. This article makes me more appreciative than ever of “my” London neighborhood, Camberwell, where I frequently dropped in on people, and where I, years later, continue to socialize with my (former) neighbors. From “The rise of the next [...]
Posted: August 16th, 2010 under Camberwell (London, UK), Community in the media.
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An example of one day’s Google Alerts for “sense of community.” Almost all American, one from the U.K. These are helpful as I think about how to cover all the different aspects of community in a mere 16 chapters. News 9 new results for “sense of community” Pisgah Village, feeding the spirit in Highland Park [...]
Posted: August 8th, 2010 under Community in the media.
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Sprawled Out: The Search for Community in the American Suburb: Strict new rules on resale shops threaten local assets; Goodbye, Half-Price Books?.
Posted: August 7th, 2010 under Community in the media.
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There’s been lots of recent press about the health benefits of strong social networks: A new study showed that a strong sense of community is very beneficial to pregnant women. “Communalism is associated with better health, especially for women of colour and women who have experienced socio-economic disadvantage at some point in the lifespan,” Abdou [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010 under Community in the media.
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Posted: August 3rd, 2010 under Community attachment, Community in the media.
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A sense of community, Hollywood-style – Times Union: The city was us, and we were the city. The architects of Albany did not build a city made of bricks and mortar, but a people, a community, and we saw for a fleeting moment our name in lights. The idea reminds me that it’s not only tragedy [...]
Posted: August 3rd, 2010 under Community attachment, Community in the media.
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Reading, via Twitter, Boston Globe article about Pittsfield and the arts and then ReimagineRural blog commentary about the piece made me think of our article on boosterism, an old tradition that is alive and well in the Berkshire Hills. I’ve been here long enough to be skeptical about sustainable revival of a non-tourist economy here [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Civic life & public places, Community economics, Community in the media, On Main Street, Rural community.
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Fascinating to consider how we became so capable of being alone together. The quiet and solitude of a modern Western coffee shop is more like libraries used to be.
Posted: November 21st, 2009 under Civic life & public places, Community in the media, Third places, Uncategorized.
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