In A Small Town

Do Second Home Owners Kill Rural Villages?

March 31, 2009

Do second home owners kill villages? In an article on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) blog, that’s the question asked. Apparently Great Britain is struggling with changing rural industry, like so many other areas in the United States and around the world. Manufacturing no longer exists, tourism is becoming more important, and young people are [...]

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Building Rural Community – One Sip at a Time

January 25, 2009

My husband and I just signed up for a bridge class to be held at our local coffee shop. I’ve never played bridge before, and to be honest, never thought much about it until we received a promotional flyer this week from our local Chamber of Commerce. The flyer certainly achieved its goal. It described [...]