Category: Neighborliness

Impromptu Ice Cream Social

Impromptu Ice Cream Social This one is really easy and economical, and will generate a lot of goodwill in your neighborhood. Invite your neighbors for an old-fashioned ice cream social on your front l

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Surprise Fresh Strawberry Pie Party!

I recently read about a beloved small-town diner in the South – now closed – that would throw up a billboard that read: “F.H.P.I.C. – You Know Where.“ People watched and waited for this bill

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Little Free Libraries Exhance Neighborhoods

I am keenly interested in neighborliness. I was exploring the topic on twitter and came across an article in the Denver Post about the Little Free Library movement. My husband saw a news story about i

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Fictional Manor House Rosemont Inspires Little Free Library

We’ve done it! Or, I should say, my husband’s done it! Built an incredible Little Free Library inspired by Rosemont. I casually mentioned the idea to him one night when we were getting ready for b

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La Passeggiata: Italy’s Evening Stroll

I’ve long been interested in neighborliness and recently read about the Italian custom of La Passeggiata: the Evening Stroll. Between 5 pm and 8 pm, Italians take to the streets to greet their frien

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