most resilient cities 1. Rochester, Minn. 2. Bismarck, N.D. 3. Minneapolis-St. Paul 4. Barnstable Town, Mass. 5. Dubuque To view the complete index, visit http://brr.berkeley.edu/ least resilient cities 357. Hanford, Calif. 358. El Centro, Calif. 359. Merced, Calif. 360. McAllen, Texas 361. College Station, Texas Dubuque was named one of the most resilient cities in the nation in a recent study.
America's first boardwalk also is among its best. That's the word from National Geographic, which has named Atlantic City's boardwalk as one of the best in the nation.
This article uses data from a study of 122 adult women drug users residing in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area to identify associations between economic stressors related to occupying disadvantaged statuses, institutional integration, and drug use. The data stem from targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping procedures. The findings suggest that experiencing stressors related to economic circumstance and daily subsistence increased the likelihood of drug use. Results also indicate religious involvement and kinship networks are independently and negatively associated with drug use, but fail to reduce the negative effects of economic stressors on drug use. The author suggests that institutional integration, however limited, may be a formidable deterrent to drug use. Continued ident...
A community meeting Friday "to discuss dance in Evansville" could help local dance companies better coordinate their activities, but it will definitely help Evansville Dance Theatre decide its own future, said Carol McClintock, president of the organization's board of directors. Evansville Dance Theatre's directors asked the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana to host the meeting, which Lynn Miller Pease, executive director for Leadership Evansville, will guide. The announcement, sent to about 100 people - including Evansville's dance school directors and teachers, parents of dance students and others interested in dance - says the meeting will explore "opportunities for cooperation and collaboration.
Nickel City Chef, Buffalo's homegrown live cooking competition, heads into its third season next month after adding satisfying new ingredients -- nationally known judges and a slicker show for attendees. Nourished by cable television's cooking competition craze and local diners' growing appreciation of risk-takers among the Buffalo restaurant scene, Nickel City Chef might be poised for its tastiest run yet. Tickets go on sale Friday at nickelcitychef.com.
TO THE EDITORS: After reading a number of articles about saving the Chesapeake Bay, and how they have targeted Lancaster County farmers, I would like to know what they are doing about one of the major polluters - the Lancaster city waste treatment plant.
The Dayton area could be facing a decade of stagnant job growth, according to a report that predicts local employment won't return to prerecession levels until after 2021. Dayton is one of only five top U.S. metro area that aren't expected to return to peak employment this decade, based on the report released Monday at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 79th annual meeting in Baltimore.
Dubuque has been named one of the "100 Best Communities For Young People" for the fourth consecutive year by America's Promise Alliance. The accolade reflects the community's support for at-risk youth through a variety of programs and initiatives.
Staff Writer In a casual conversation with one of her board members last winter, Maureen Powers heard about the winter shelter organized by the Lancaster County Council of Churches.
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