Rural Resurrection

Book Review: “Rural Areas in Transition”

Book Reviews are a new category of post on Rural Resurrection. As the name suggests, Book Reviews takes a look at books that have a rural subject, or provides commentary… Read more »

Memorial Day: North Bend Memorial Park

Each year we take a day to remember those who died in active military service. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May as flags line our streets… Read more »

Main Street’s Housing Guidebook for Local Leaders

Those of you who follow Rural Resurrection’s Twitter account (@ruralresurrect), know that I tend to follow Main Street America’s Twitter feed (@NatlMainStreet) quite closely. In fact, if you looked at… Read more »

AARP Helping with Missing Middle Housing

One of the many takeaways from the APA National Conference in Philadelphia this year was AARP’s investment in planning. I’ve already mentioned their desire to fund good placemaking efforts. But… Read more »

Know Your Midwest Housing Styles

Every rural community has a wide range of housing styles. Many times the styles of your housing stock are based purely on what style was prevalent during the time period… Read more »

Affordable Housing Month 2023

The month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Whereas rural America used to have… Read more »

APA NPC ’23 – The Aftermath

Well, it’s over, the planning nerds have left Philly. NPC 23 is finally over. The residents can feel safe from the horde of planners taking pictures of streetscapes, signs, and… Read more »

5 Ways to Celebrate National Small Business Week

Each year National Small Business Week is celebrated in the first week of May. This year the celebration will be held from April 30 to May 6. The U.S. Small… Read more »

2023 Nebraska Planning Conference – The Aftermath

Kearney has weathered the Nebraska Planning Conference once again. The mass of planning and zoning geeks that infiltrated this Nebraska community have left. But attendees of the 2023 Nebraska Planning… Read more »

Five Years of Rural Resurrection

Ah, time flies doesn’t it? It has been five years. Although I published a “coming soon” post in March of 2018, the first real post on Rural Resurrection was on… Read more »