People, doing something decent, on the record. This is the file for communities, neighbours and ordinary people finding practical ways to make life better. Explore positive human stories about affordable housing, education, accessible services, mutual aid and the patient work of looking after one another. We look for a specific action and a checkable result, with credit for the people who did the work. Promising pilots are described as pilots; plans stay plans until something happens. Start with the editor’s picks below, then browse the latest stories or follow the archive back to earlier efforts worth remembering. Page 2 of 2.
ALL THREE STEPS, THEIRS.
At Colorado’s Aspen Backcountry Marathon, Brier Youngfleish won the race outright — and women finished first, second and third overall. The overall podium was all women. That’s the whole post.
SPIN CYCLE, STORY TIME.
Laundromats are becoming tiny literacy hubs, with children’s books and family reading spaces turning wash-cycle downtime into reading time. Apparently the spin cycle comes with a library card now.