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American Society on Aging Conference Washington, DC March 28-April 1.

by Ann Zabaldo 21 March 2012

Aging in America, the 2012 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging takes place March 28–April 1 in Washington, DC. The ASA Conference, with more than 3,000 attendees, is recognized as a showcase for programs and projects that can be replicated, a forum for policy discussion and advocacy, and a prime source of information on new research [...]

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On the Edge of Greatness: Guys, Pick Your City Wisely!

by cohousingworks 19 January 2012

Have you visited Sperling’s “Best Places” website?  (www.bestplaces.net)  If not, check it out.  Its got loads of cool categories, ranking cities in terms of greenness, best places to live, most difficult to navigate, etc.  Check out your closest city and see how it stacks up.  Here is how DC tallied: Ranked #1 Best Cities for Teleworking [...]

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Growing a Place for Community in Your Neighborhood

by cohousingworks 22 September 2011

You can grow community anywhere.  Right in the neighborhood you live in right now. By using some of the simple principles of community building, three families whose property backed onto each other’s, created an elegant garden in a tight urban space.  What was once three very small back yards became a spacious, beautiful back yard [...]

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Redistributing Federal Rail Dollars: DC & Northeast Corridor Still Biggest Recipient

by cohousingworks 10 June 2011

Of the $2 Billion Obama set aside for high-speed rail development, $795 milion is going to the Northeast Corridor – the rail connecting Washington DC to Boston and Albany NY. Read a times editorial article here, on the usefulness of these dollars and the most recent distribution.   Posted by: Rebecca 

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Farmers Markets in the Mid-Atlantic Region

by cohousingworks 23 May 2011

Since it is clearly Spring now, it is once again farmers market season.  Many of us have our one or two favorites, but exploring new farmers markets can make for a great day trip! Here is an area list of farmers markets I composed from this recent online forum and some google searches  (Just double check [...]

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