Survive and Thrive

Survive and Thrive

  • Summer 2022
    • Reviving French
      • Connecting across borders and backgrounds through French
      • The Northeastern reluctance of teaching the French language
      • The declining of the French language in New England
      • Creating a bright future for the language of the past
    • The New First Responders
      • Community navigators help to bridge the gap between services
      • Co-response has been here, but is it an alternative?
      • What does 988 look like in Massachusetts?
      • Communities are sending new kinds of responders to crises
    • Circus Arts Thrive
      • Social circuses help to increase children’s self esteem
      • Circus family reflects on a life of adventure
      • Under the big top: juggling issues of diversity
      • For circus professionals and amateurs, personal progress keeps them going
      • Circus burlesque – the art of tease with added wow factor of flying
    • The Business of Antiques
      • Antique shop owners shape the antique industry
      • Investigating the antique doll phenomenon
      • Brimfield Antique Show is THE King of antique shows
      • A 99-year-old antique dealer’s legacy will continue
    • Reshaping Law Enforcement
      • Law enforcement responds to uptick in mental health crises
      • Modernizing policing in Massachusetts’ third largest city
      • Shaping the future of police accountability
      • Officers increase Narcan use in fight against opioid epidemic
    • Vinyl Revival
      • The Matter of Pressing
      • Where the collection begins
      • How the fire crackles
      • How vinyl became popular once again
    • Martial Arts in Boston
      • Asian Americans Learn Martial Arts in Response to the Rise in Hate Crimes
      • Elders Earn Respect for Practicing Martial Arts
      • The Girl Achieving Her Martial Arts Dream
      • Teens to Represent Team USA in World Martial Arts Championships
    • Boston’s Oldest Businesses
      • Longevity keeps Boston’s oldest business thriving
      • Union Oyster House: Take a Bite out of History
      • J.J. Foleys Café: 112 Years of Family History
      • Omni Parker House: Birth Place of the Boston Creme Pie
    • Unions on the Rise
      • Massachusetts’ teachers unions rally for fair contracts after tough years
      • Communities are sending new kinds of responders to crises
      • This labor movement is younger, more diverse and driven by broader causes
      • COVID-19 has led to a rise in union membership and activity in Boston
    • Achieving Affordable Housing
      • The Urban Renewal City: Chelsea sees shifting home owner populations
      • The Commuter City: Salem struggles to make room for new residents
      • The City of Economic Success: Somerville makes efforts to solve housing crisis
      • Greater Boston’s housing crisis persists
    • Parks and Tourism
      • Loving Nature to Death: Parks are struggling with the tourism influx
      • The Beast Underneath: Tourism is fueling erosion at America’s parks
      • A Dirty Issue: waste management is worsening at national and state parks
      • Guided by Negligence: American parks struggle with negligent tourists
    • Views on Ukraine Conflict
      • How foreign aid is helping Ukraine rebuild
      • International students from conflict countries weigh in on Ukraine
      • Ukraine war helps shed light on refugee issues
      • School administrators chime in on enrollment from Eastern Europe
    • Disability in the Workplace
      • Disability discrimination doesn’t stop, even in a workforce crisis
      • Deciding between can and should
      • Searching for normality
      • How special education is falling behind
    • Changing Colorado
      • The Drought: Longtime Coloradans share feelings about new residents
      • A Metamorphosis: New Colorado residents say they lack resources
      • On the Periphery: Colorado communities of color are met with mixed bag
      • The Flood: Coloradans say they are feeling the state’s two-decade population rise
    • Boston Summer Excitement
      • The need for a trip through history at Boston Harborfest
      • Boston Calling Music festival returns
      • Sandcastle sculpting festival thrills beach goers
      • Diving into the Boston Cliff Diving World Series
  • Summer 2021
    • African Immigrants in America
      • African immigrants return to their roots
      • Balancing American lifestyle with family traditions
      • Entrepreneurship while adjusting in a foreign land
      • African Immigrants Seek Better Life In Nation’s Capital
    • Moving to the Adirondacks
      • Small businesses thrive year round
      • Housing crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Protecting Adirondack land and lakes
      • The overcrowding in the Adirondacks
    • Farmers Market Accessibility
      • Local Farmers Could Be Solution To Food Insecurity
      • Farmers Markets Just Got More Accessible
      • College Students Struggle with Food Access
      • Culturally Relevant Foods Grown by Young Adults Hit Local Farmers Markets
    • America’s Abandoned Places
      • Transforming America’s vacant spaces
      • Pennsylvania town goes from ghost town to apple orchard
      • Maine ruin turns to concrete canvas
      • Art Alley provides community space for creation
    • Farming in the City
      • What you need to know about farmers markets
      • What is urban agriculture?
      • How to build your own urban garden
      • Boston gardens are bringing awareness to urban agriculture
    • P-Town Film Fest Goes Hybrid
      • Outdoor screenings remain key festival component
      • Provincetown Film Fest comes back with virtual bang
      • Best documentary audience award proves even split
      • Intergenerational, international romance resides in Fox’s Sublet
    • LA-tina Business Owners
      • Communities come together to support for small businesses
      • Keeping in touch with roots in small business is essential in Los Angeles
      • LA County community sees importance in Latina-owned businesses
      • Latina small business owners cultural, social challenges in LA County
    • Discovering Russian Muslims
      • A Way to Oneself Through Islam and Marriage
      • Martyrs for History: Islamic Tatar National Movement
      • Pursuing the Lost Heaven
      • Being a Muslim in Russia
    • Air Pollution: The Silent Killer
      • Somerville residents confront pollution along I-93
      • Somerville’s environmental justice communities deal with brunt of pollution
      • Somerville leaders and advocates push for noise barriers along I-93
      • Air pollution inequality growing in Massachusetts
    • Public Art and Public Health
      • Protests planned over controversial Columbus statue
      • Boston’s ‘Joy Agenda’ plan seeks to heal the city through art
      • Rethinking Appeal to the Great Spirit
      • Improving a community through public art
    • Waterbury’s Opioid Epidemic
      • Overdose Response Technicians attempt to save lives
      • Waterbury Health Department Fights Overdose Epidemic
      • Volunteers help fight Opioid Epidemic, despite funding concerns
    • Maine Love Wears No Mask
      • Maine wedding industry flourishes once again
      • Future weddings in Maine: what’s to be expected
      • Maine couples are eager to get married as COVID-19 restrictions lift
      • Religious organizations are welcoming back the union of love
    • A Mighty Minority
      • Christians in Palestine resist too
      • Connected for life
      • Building a “glocal” community
      • Called beyond a title
  • Summer 2020
    • Blossoming in Survival
    • College Sports during COVID-19
    • College Enrollment Today
    • Dairy Farming
    • North End Dining
    • Back to School in Chelsea
    • Essential ‘Nonessentials’
    • Gig Jobs in the Pandemic
    • Tourism in Miami
    • Music Therapy
    • Neighborhood Businesses
    • Somerville Restaurants
    • The Ripple Effect
    • Turks in Massachusetts
  • Summer 2019
    • Abortion in America: Then & Now
    • After the Shooting Stops
    • All In the Family (Business)
    • Behind America’s Hometown
    • Boston’s Bakers Rise to the Challenge
    • Crossing from North to South
    • Down and Dirty in Boston
    • Net-Zero from the Ground Up
    • Happy Paradox for Asian Americans
    • What’s up in Boston’s Hip-Hop
    • The Underserved and Climate Change
    • Repairing Right to Repair
    • The Silicone Sickness Movement
  • Summer 2018
    • Come Hear the New Queer
    • Re-crafting Beer Culture
    • Gun Doves To Hawks
    • Korean Culture Hits US
    • Overworked and Undernourished
    • Boston’s Independent Theaters
    • The Power of DNA and How We Use It
    • How Women Rank in College Sports
    • Transgender Athletes: Prejudice or Positivity?
    • Blockchain and Bitcoin Outlook
    • Weeded Out
    • Perception of Veganism
    • More Than a Headache
  • Summer 2017
    • Aging in Boston
    • Boston Hair Care: Diversity & Choice
    • Climate Change in New York City
    • Listening for a Cure
    • Helping Homeless Stay Healthy
    • Study & Deliver
    • The Tech Divide: Teachers vs. Students
    • Together to Stop Youth Violence
    • Pretty hurts: Behind the clean beauty revolution
  • Archive
    • Spring 2017
      • Psychology of feminism
      • Ready to Lead
      • Running in Heels
      • Single Moms: Struggles and Hopes
      • Trips and Treatment
      • Unspoken and Untreated
      • Working at 50+
      • Zero Waste, Infinite Impact
    • Spring 2016
      • Accommodating Transgender
      • All in: Indian Gaming
      • Alone with Food Allergies
      • A Way to Innocence
      • Facing Anti-Muslim Hatred
      • Millennials Move In
      • Our Bodies, Our Struggle
      • Robotics: On a Limb
      • Service Dogs: Fact & Fiction
      • Staying on Pointe
      • Surviving Intimate Trauma
      • Two Homelands, One Love
    • Spring 2015
      • Back to Basics: Holistic Health
      • Beauty Expectations of Black Women
      • Boston 2024 Olympics
      • #BostonFitnessFads
      • Boston Mindfulness
      • Ca$hing in on Cyber$ecurity
      • Exposing Local Anti-Semitism
      • Families Serving Time
      • Fueling the Future
      • Helping the Homeless
      • Heroin: Beyond the Addiction
      • Mobile Language Learning
      • Overdose Oversight
      • Regrowing NE’s Country Roots
      • Robots Among Us
      • Self-image: Beyond the Scale
      • Styling Beantown
      • Tackling Combat Sports
      • The Algorithm Revolution
      • Through Boston Teachers’ Eyes
      • Toxic Nails
      • Wanted: More Women Leaders
      • World-Class Boston?
    • Spring 2014
      • Big Effect of Small-time Football
      • Bike Friendly Boston
      • Birth: Au Naturale
      • Bottle Bill Battle
      • Coastal Conversion
      • Deportation: Brink of Separation
      • Gay, Young and Homeless
      • Girls, STEM and Startups
      • HIV Positive Outlook
      • Immigrant Women & Domestic Abuse
      • Lost at 18
      • Nutrition Literacy
      • Recycling: 1 Bin or 2?
      • Reviving the Written Word
      • Treating Sexual Assault Remotely
      • Vinyl’s Comeback?
    • Fall 2013
      • Big Data in Health Care
      • Helping the Hungry
      • Lost at 18
      • Rehabbing Urban Wildlife
      • Startup Beauties
      • Sustainable Action
    • Spring 2013
      • Asperger’s in Adulthood
      • Chinese Grad Student Boom
      • Community in CrossFit
      • Death by Rx
      • Degreed and Underemployed
      • Geek is Chic
      • Growing Up Muslim
      • Nitrogen Nightmare?
      • Pit Bull Perception
      • Preservin’ the Classics
      • Right to Learn?
      • U.S. Women Made in China
      • Unsolved Gun Violence
      • Young & Homeless
    • Fall 2012
      • Better Workspaces
      • Black Beauty?
      • Broke Not Broken
      • Cheering Challenges
      • Going Social
      • Rainbow Religion
      • Style in Boston
      • The Play State
      • The Sporting Epidemic

Parks and Tourism

Guided by Negligence: American parks struggle with negligent tourists

August 5, 2022 Brian Ambler 0

Negligent actions stemming from tourists are causing harm towards many different things within national and state parks.

A Dirty Issue: waste management is worsening at national and state parks

July 27, 2022 Brian Ambler 0

Waste management at America’s parks is becoming a growing issue as the number of visitors increase yearly.

The Beast Underneath: Tourism is fueling erosion at America’s parks

July 20, 2022 Brian Ambler 0

Erosion is a problem that many cannot see until it is too late. America’s national and state parks are facing this growing threat due to the influx of tourists.

Loving Nature to Death: Parks are struggling with the tourism influx

July 12, 2022 Brian Ambler 0

As the tourism industry grows, so does the number of concerns that park officials have when it comes to the future of national and state parks.

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  • Brian Ambler

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