Tag Archives: neighborhoods

Neighbor Moment: Nancy Called…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Aprilart Studios

Phew! Another long & satisfying day… Passed a major milestone in building our company (updates on that soon!), made it outside to plant a half-box of black-eyed peas, and blasted through tons of communications. I’ve been challenging myself lately to … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Collaborations, Neighborhoods | Tagged abundance, Abundant Community, belonging, community, community building, community development, community organizing, embeddedness, florida, Grant, neighborhoods, neighboring | Leave a comment

LocalRoving: Green Foods Market (& the power of detours)

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Aprilart Studios

Today, on the way home from a meeting in Melbourne, I took the opportunity to check out a place I’ve had my eye on for weeks now – a little white and pale-green house tucked on the corner of Malabar … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Collaborations, Neighborhoods | Tagged ABCD, asset-based community development, brevard, buy local, community building, economy, entrepreneur, florida, generativity, health, health food, local economy, local food, local roving, malabar, neighborhoods, neighboring, palm bay, roving, shop small, small businesses | 1 Comment

The Season for Waiting is Over

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Aprilart Studios

Well, Happy New Year, friends! In February? Yeah…a bit late, but better late than never. Late as it may be to do it, I want to open this year of blogging/writing by trying to put into words the big, clanging, stinging-yet-freeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Being an Artist, Building Community, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged ABCD, blogging, indianapolis, inspiration, life, neighborhoods, purpose | Leave a comment

What’s in a Meal? (pt.1)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Aprilart Studios

What’s in a meal? Well, there’s the obvious: Food… togetherness (potentially)… conversation. What else? A recent meal I had the fortune to attend gave me a glimpse into that answer. On a warm summer day about a month ago here … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Kids & Youth, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged ABCD, asset-based community development, citizenship, community, gifts, indianapolis, Mapleton-Fall Creek, meals, neighborhoods, organizing, roving, teens, youth | Leave a comment

A Different Kind of Summer Job… Broadway Roving Youth Corps

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Aprilart Studios

Last month, I took part in a series of interviews held with young neighbors in the Mapleton Fall Creek neighborhood here in Indianapolis as part of Broadway United Methodist Church‘s JSP Roving Youth summer program. I also made my first collaborative … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Kids & Youth, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Stories Behind Artwork | Tagged ABCD, asset-based, Broadway, collaboration, community, documentation, economy, gifts, indianapolis, local, neighborhoods, roving, storytelling, video, youth | Leave a comment

Roving Notes (Chicago): A Forgotten Gift / El Tata

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Aprilart Studios

after packing up and double, triple-scanning the hotel room to make sure I got all stray earrings and socks, I headed back to my dear friend Arturo‘s in Pilsen neighborhood. We shared delicious leftovers from the Thai restaurant I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Building Community, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged ABCD, asset-based community development, chicago, gifts, music, neighborhoods, Pilsen, roving | Leave a comment

Wednesday at Broadway: Tacos, Art, Abundance

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Aprilart Studios

Being a freelance has unusual perks–like being able to choose your office space for the day on a whim. Lately, I’ve been trying to plant myself in “third places” — spots that lend themselves to interaction among community members. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Public Space | Tagged ABCD, ABCD Institute, art, asset-based community development, community building, connecting, cooking, economy, food, freelancing, local, neighborhoods, neighbors | Leave a comment

HoodRoving News: I am not alone!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by April

I value citizenship—the ability we each have to make a difference through our actions around something we care about, in the company of others. Yet, from over at least a decade of witnessing people trying to make the world a … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, Published Articles | Tagged action, April Doner, burn-out, citizenship, civic engagement, community, community building, diversity, exchange, florida, friends, Gillespie Park, innovation, meals, neighborhoods, neighbors, roving, sarasota, SCOPE, sharing | Leave a comment

Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Posted on August 12, 2012 by April

[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota] Last Thursday gave me an opportunity to do two cool things: Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, Public Space, Published Articles | Tagged April Doner, bee ridge, bluegrass, community, country, florida, gospel, hospitality, inclusion, local, music, music jam, musicians, neighborhoods, open mic, roving, sarasota, Southwest Florida, sustainability | Leave a comment

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