Install
Urban, Rural & Community Life
Neighborhoods, farms, households, schooling, and social institutions over time.
- 3 Tracked terms
- Last 30 days Feed window
What this topic collects on
An article joins this feed when it matches these terms. Each one is also a search of its own.
Related topics
Latest in Urban, Rural & Community Life
World War II prisoners sent to NC for peanut harvest — Today in Triangle History
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (179+ words) A look back at The News & Observer headlines from Sept. 20: prisoners of war were harvesting peanuts in NC in 1943, and the deadly 1926 Miami hurricane. A daily look at some of The News & Observer’s headlines on Sept. 20 in past years. On…...
Lowell Bicentennial: Destroy the past or save it?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (858+ words) Done in the name of urban renewal, the city’s efforts displaced generations, destroyed hundreds of family businesses, including the original Demoulas grocery market, and upended religious and cultural institutions. More than two thousand projects like this one took place across…...
Brown's grocery was the Big Bear in Columbus area and beyond for decades
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (459+ words) On Feb. 15, 1934, Wayne E. Brown brought the self-service grocery shopping experience to the Midwest when he opened the first Big Bear Store in Columbus. The building at 386 West Lane Ave., formerly the Silver Slipper roller skating rink and dance hall, was…...
Disgwyl i Gyngor Gwynedd oedi penderfyniad ar gyflwyno ardoll ymwelwyr
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (553+ words) Mae disgwyl i Gyngor Gwynedd oedi gwneud penderfyniad ar gyflwyno ardoll ymwelwyr yn dilyn "ymateb sylweddol" i'r ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus. Mae dadansoddiad cychwynnol o'r data yn awgrymu bod gwrthwynebiad cryf i'r mesur ymhlith busnesau ac ymwelwyr, tra bod trigolion lleol wedi…...
The Massive South Carolina Lake That Was Built Over An Entire Forgotten Town
11+ hour, 47+ min ago (1827+ words) Somewhere beneath South Carolina’s largest lake lies a landscape that once had roads, homes, and places people knew by heart. Above it, the water looks peaceful. Boats drift past cypress trees. Anglers watch their lines. Birds skim the surface as…...
Maine: The state we’re in
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (24+ words) In our multi-part series, we explore the state's affordability, housing, health care and other opportunities through findings with the Siena Research Institute....
Market Harborough residents demand action over 'eyesore' river
8+ hour, 5+ min ago (595+ words) More than 600 people have signed a petition calling on authorities to deal with an "eyesore" section of river in Market Harborough. Residents have raised concerns over potential flood risks due to overgrown vegetation along parts of the River Welland, while…...
Arlington event shines a light on the history of three Black neighborhoods – WTOP News
1+ day, 5+ min ago (12+ words) Artist Zane Killgo will present digital collages he created depicting the neighborhoods....
Quaker Day festival Sept. 26 in Richmond
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (553+ words) RICHMOND -- This marks a special year for the Richmond Historical Society’s Quaker Day festivities on Sept. 26, with a time capsule dedication marking the 200th anniversary of the Crew House, home to the organization’s museum. The time capsule will be dedicated at…...
Group honoring Carson founder to tour local historic sites
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (376+ words) A group of bus tour attendees visit the Peter Rice House in Marlborough, Mass., in 2024. Peter Rice was grandson to Edmund Rice, who helped to found Marlborough after he had established his original house in Sudbury, Mass. in 1638. Courtesy Saturday,…...