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When others wring their hands, entrepreneurs roll up their sleeves"
Carol Coletta
President & CEO
CEOs for Cities
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Anyone who has ever navigated the streets of Baltimore knows when they come upon the center city neighborhood of Charles Village. One can’t help but notice all of the Victorian houses that are painted in quirky colors.
In 1998, Linda Brown Rivelis and Steven Rivelis from Campaign Consultation organized - along with a couple of their neighbors - the “Painted Ladies” campaign, encouraging homeowners and renters to paint their houses in three or more colors. This effort to display a street-scape statement of pride spread quickly throughout the community.
Today, there are over 200 brightly painted homes in the community. Each Painted Lady is a visible commitment to making Charles Village a great place to live, work, learn, and play.
The Painted Ladies campaign, along with several other grass roots initiatives (also backed by Campaign Consultation) - the nation's first residential/business community benefits district, a community parade and festival, and a neighborhood driven PUD (planned unit development) - got results. Crime went down, home ownership went up, civic engagement increased.
In recognition of this urban success story, the American Planning Association recently named Charles Village "one of the Great Places in America." Read more….
The Campaign Consultation team could not be more proud to call Charles Village home.
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The following article highlights Baltimore and our own Charles Village community. Read and visit the recommendations including number 9.
36 Hours in Baltimore
By Joshua Kurlantzick
The New York Times
If you watch HBO's police drama The Wire, you might think that Baltimore is filled with drug dealers and crime ringleaders. But in truth, the city has attracted a different breed of misfits: artists. Lured by cheap rents and warehouse spaces, artists and photographers have flocked there to claim the city as their own.
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Teaching Economics and Pizza Equations
By William Yardley
The New York Times
The students Jeb Harrison teaches in his economic classes at Pocatello High School in Idaho have learned one thing for sure about these hard times: for $5 you can get a 14-inch pizza with one topping at Molto Caldo Pizzeria, just down the street.
Earlier this month, after residents of Pocatello rejected a school levy intended to help address a depleted budget and rising costs, Mr. Harrison decided to find a new way to help. He approached Dan McIssac, the pizzeria owner, and brokered a deal.
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What takes one minute, is good for the community, and makes you feel great? Micro-volunteering! Apps are popping up that allow users to do mini tasks that are for good causes. You can do it while you are waiting for the bus, while you are waiting for a colleague to meet you for coffee, or pretty much anywhere you want when you have a few free minutes. Whether you prefer to add locations to a map of your city, make a statement for a cause you believe in or report a water main break, the decision is yours. Use your phone to do something good on-the-go. After all, how many times can you really update your Facebook status every day? Do something good instead!
Check out the following article for more information: Crowdsourcing For a Cause
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Protests in Moldova Explode, With Help of Twitter
By Ellen Barry
Published: April 7, 2009
MOSCOW — A crowd of more than 10,000 young Moldovans materialized seemingly out of nowhere on Tuesday to protest against Moldova’s Communist leadership, ransacking government buildings and clashing with the police.
The sea of young people reflected the deep generation gap that has developed in Moldova, and the protesters used their generation’s tools, gathering the crowd by enlisting text-messaging, Facebook and Twitter, the social messaging network.
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