There is a sad reality behind the pomp and circumstance of Mardi Gras celebrations: for years, parade horses were brought into the city by horse brokers only to be sold to slaughter once the fanfare ...

For four years, volunteer knitters, crocheters, and sewists have created handmade blankets for the annual Homeless Memorial Blanket Project. Their goal — outside of blanketing those experiencing ...

Across the country, thousands of public schools face closures due to low enrollment. But Detroit, Michigan-based nonprofit Life Remodeled is welcoming vacant schools into a new era. The organization, ...

Before the Harris Community Village was a hybrid apartment complex and homeless shelter in Tooele, Utah, it was an elementary school. Harris Elementary School permanently closed in 2018, and the ...

A former Stay Inn Hotel in Denver, Colorado has sat vacant for approximately 18 months after the city first purchased it for $9 million. But now, it’s back on the market for the low, low price of just ...

Homelessness is on the rise across the United States. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, more than 50% of individuals experiencing homelessness were unsheltered, meaning they didn ...

In December, nearly one hundred cyclists took to the streets of London on the same night — their bags and backpacks bursting with food, clothing items, and toiletries — to deliver them to people in ...

In partnership with Chewy, animal shelters across the country want to set you up on a date with your perfect match during “Dogs’ Date Out.” Singles, couples, friends, families, and dog lovers of all ...

Michelin-starred chef Adam Simmonds has a lot to celebrate when he looks back on his career as a chef. But Home Kitchen, Simmonds’ high-end restaurant in London’s Primrose Hill, is especially notable.

It was a big weekend for music in Los Angeles. Between the major FireAid benefit concert and the Grammy Awards, the stars were out in full force supporting wildfire recovery efforts. But that wasn’t ...

This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. In the most expensive city in North Carolina, affordable housing can be hard to find — and teachers are especially ...

In the fall of 2024, IKEA designed, built, and donated a housing unit to Towne Twin Village in San Antonio, Texas — a tiny home community devoted to getting homeless seniors off the streets. But this ...