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Tag Archives: civic engagement

7 April 2026

Easter is over, back to work. Here’s an update on what I’ve been working on. Over the weekend I decided to pull up the map of town and drive around to anything that looks interesting. One place I found was a park nestled in a far corner. The property had signs saying what organization wasContinue reading “7 April 2026”

Posted byChrisApril 7, 2026Posted inlifeTags:abandoned buildings, civic engagement, community development, community improvement, downtown renewal, entrepreneurship, finance, grassroots leadership, investing, land use planning, life, live music events, local park discovery, neglected properties, nonprofit vision, property law, public space activation, radio broadcasting ideas, real estate, real estate strategy, small town revitalization, solving blight, tax liens, tree planting initiative, urban exploration, writingLeave a comment on 7 April 2026

2 March 2026

After the events of this weekend, I started the presses on my newspaper. https://www.thecornerstonepress.com/ The picture is of a tiny library and bench I built to house the paper. The bench, or as I’ve been calling it the newsstand, is placed by the road for passers by to take one. I’ve been preparing the newspaperContinue reading “2 March 2026”

Posted byChrisMarch 2, 2026Posted inlifeTags:art, artist, bench library, cafe vision, challenging ideas, civic engagement, community dialogue, community journalism, Critical Thinking, DIY newsstand, entrepreneurship, grassroots media, independent newspaper, leadership initiative, lifestyle, little free library concept, local news, lockdown memories, monthly publication, motivational, pandemic reflection, poetry, preparedness mindset, print revival, public discourse, selfhelp, The Cornerstone PressLeave a comment on 2 March 2026

16 February 2026

There was a lot of talking yesterday, I’m becoming more vocal about my thoughts on the world. In addition my words are more like claims then the questions I used to ask. I’ve now seen decades of what “the best” leaders have done and the problems are so easy to point out that I’m nowContinue reading “16 February 2026”

Posted byChrisFebruary 16, 2026Posted inlifeTags:ambition, art, civic engagement, daily life, fitness journey, leadership, mindset, Motivation, personal reflection, political frustration, pull-ups, purpose, recovery from injury, resilience, responsibility, Self-Improvement, social commentary, speaking out, strength building, worldviewLeave a comment on 16 February 2026
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