Residents in a mid-sized coastal city pooled resources to build a rainwater collection system that’s become a model for nearby towns.
After two dry summers strained the local supply, residents organized to fund and build a shared rainwater collection system serving several blocks at once.
Engineers from two neighboring municipalities have since visited the site to evaluate whether the approach could scale to their own water systems.
A community-led renovation project turned a shuttered building into the town’s busiest gathering spot.
A weekly market has quietly revived a downtown district that had been empty for years.
A last-minute comeback sent the home crowd into a frenzy.