Immigrant-serving nonprofit newsrooms are doing essential work meeting the information needs of immigrant communities in general and in this critical time in particular. This session will explore how ...

The environmental costs of strikes on Iran, San Diego County sues over blocked inspection at ICE detention center, and more.

Join us for an upcoming information session to learn more about Next City’s 2026 Vanguard Conference in Chicago. During this session, you’ll hear directly from Next City staff, board members, and ...

After 10 years and just $16.7 million in repairs — a sliver of what’s needed to fix Detroit’s aging homes — a city-backed ...

Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.

Whistles – some 3D-printed, distributed in coffee shops and churches – have become a fixture in neighborhoods where residents are seeking ways to warn one another in real time. In some neighborhoods, ...

BB House (left), part of a mixed-use renovation, and Capitol View (right), affordable condos developed by Habitat for Humanity. Both are single-staircase apartment buildings in Seattle. (Photos by ...

Op-ed: Sports events, conventions and festivals produce massive food surpluses. Local policies can redirect that food to ...

Op-ed: The built environment shapes how communities mourn, remember and heal. Urban planning can suppress that process – or make space for it.

Lexington used a $1 million public contract to wipe out millions in hospital bills. In rural Paducah, organizers are ...

California has funded immigrant legal defense against deportation for a decade. Now, more cities and counties are kicking in ...

As budgets tighten, nonprofits and cities alike are launching centralized help desks to help residents navigate scarce ...