Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm-Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food
Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a vertical farm thanks to the dearth of traditional office tenants
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Denver to Hire Homeless Residents for Day Jobs - No Strings Attached
Hundreds of homeless Denver residents will now be able to get paid for simple day-long labor shifts with starting pay at $12.59.
Denver Passes Trailblazing Legislation Banning Declawing
It is the first municipality outside of California to pass legislation banning the controversial practice.
After Denver Hired Homeless People to Perform Day Labor For the City, More Than 100 Landed Regular Jobs
The Denver Day Works program pays homeless people to work for the city, no strings attached. One year later, the initiative has already paid off greatly.
Crafty Denver Nonprofit Snags Old Hotel and Turns it into 'Instant Housing' for Low-Income and Homeless
This Denver nonprofit bought an old hotel building and turned it into instant housing for low-income individuals and homeless residents.
Instead of Responding With Cops, Denver Sends Health Care Teams to Non-Criminal Calls - and It's Already Saving Lives
Denver is looking at reducing officer conflict with mental health, homeless, and trespassing cases going to a social worker response team.
Instead of Issuing Tickets For Broken Headlights, Denver Police Are Handing Out Gift Cards to Get Them Fixed
Advance Auto Parts is helping Denver police put smiles on the faces of motorists who might not have the money to fix a broken car part.
Denver's Program to Dispatch Mental Health Teams Instead of Police is So Successful it is Expanding 5-Fold
After dispatching mental health pros, instead of police, to 911 emergency calls, Denver boosts successful pilot program with more funding.
Engineers Make Clear Tape 60x Stronger, Yet Still Removable, Inspired by Ancient Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
The Kirigami art of paper-cutting has been adapted at Virginia Tech to make sticky tape 60x stronger, yet easier to remove.
Man Finds Surprise of a Life in His Field: 700 Coins from Civil War 'The Great Kentucky Hoard'
Consisting of $1, $10, and $20 gold liberty dollars minted between 1840 and 1863, the discovery is being called the Great Kentucky Hoard.
California Military Base is Being Transformed Into one of the Largest City Parks in the U.S.
Expected to take another 10 years to complete, the park will span 1,300 acres and include several museums, sports facilities, and two lakes
Two in Three Teachers Miss Their Classrooms During the Summer
Of teachers in grades Kindergarten through high school 2 in 3 missed their classrooms during the summer, reveals a new poll.
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