What is it?
The Hodge Podge Supper Club is a first step toward bridging the cultural gaps in our community. Imagine people of different backgrounds, socio-economic class, races, religions and beliefs, all sitting down to share a meal and learn about one another. The goal is to develop our residents’ cultural competence and help make the [...]
One of the cool things about the Knight Creative Communities Initiative is the number of ways that the work cuts across traditional political divides.
See this story from conservative NY Times columnist David Brooks, who makes the point that the United States needs to invest more in its human capital:
“If I were advising the Republican nominee, [...]
A persistent myth in the Duluth Superior area is that the welfare benefits available are a draw to poor people from further south. Sometimes the myth says we’re attracting people from Minneapolis, sometimes Chicago, sometimes even Detroit or Mississippi. But a lot of research in the last few years says that just isn’t true.An editorial [...]
What: A Brown Bag Discussion focusing on what Duluth’s Mayor-Elect, Don Ness, might consider about economic development.
When: Tuesday, November 13 at 12 noon
Where: Room 140 of the Minnesota Power Building, 30 West Superior Street. (Conveniently Located in the Downtown Duluth Skywalk)
As a city councilor and community leader, Don Ness focused a lot of attention on [...]
The Duluth News Tribune this morning ran an update on all of our projects on their front page. Read the story here.
The only other thing we’d add is that part of the excitement is the sheer number of people getting involved in all aspects of the projects: as volunteers on the teams, in brown [...]
The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation has done extensive research on the Social Capital of the area in preparation for the KCCI work. Take a look at some of the findings here.
How did other communities stack up? Take a look at the research posted at the Saguaro Seminar’s website at Harvard University.
