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The Sewing Machine Project is Mending Lives Stitch By Stitch
Sewing is a craft that’s been passed down through the ages from mother to daughter and from father to son. Traditionally, it’s also served...
Firefighters Get Creative to Help Baby Raccoon With its Head Stuck in a Sewer Cover
Firefighters near Detroit came to the rescue of a small raccoon struggling with quite the predicament.
Macomb County Animal Control called the Harrison Township Fire...
Judge Gave Drug Dealer a Second Chance. 16 Years Later He Swears Him In As a Lawyer
The difference between finding justice and following the letter of the law sometimes takes a simple act of compassion. Where others might have seen...
How One Developer is Turning Farm Storage into Soaring Yet Affordable Apartments
Produced by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II, and now consigned primarily for storage use on farms, the Quonset hut is...
Prancer the ‘Demonic Chihuahua’ Who Went Viral Finds Dream Forever Home
Some pet owners get a kick from dressing their mellow-tempered puppers in ‘Chuckie’ garb for Halloween, but in everyday life, when dogs aren’t treated...
Daimler Trucks is Now Accepting Orders for All-Electric Freight Trucks, Having Tested Them on America’s Highways
Stepping into the future of carbon-neutral freight transportation, Daimler Trucks North America is now accepting orders for its first all-electric freight trucks, which they...
Dog Saved From Icy River After 4 Days Gets Adopted by Rescuer – And a New Name ‘Miracle’
For four days and three nights this past February, a dog stranded on an ice floe in the frigid waters of the Detroit River...
Elon Musk’s Brother Starts ‘Million Garden Movement’ to Plant a Garden For Every Household Living in a Food Desert
What do ten dollars, a garden, Harrison Ford, and Elon Musk's brother have in common? They're all being used to combat food insecurity, malnutrition,...
Tree Corps Has A Green Job For You: Planting the ‘Healing Power’ of Trees in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Have you ever noticed the lack of trees in some inner cities?
City neighborhoods with more wealth tend to have more trees, but that may...
37 Years Ago She Began Making Braille Children’s Books to Cut the Cost By 90% And Donate Them Worldwide
March is Reading Month, and this inspiring blog post was submitted to GNN by one of our own readers. If you have an interesting...
Nice Or Naughty? The Best (And Worst) Companies During This Pandemic
GNN polled readers on our Facebook page to find out which companies have excelled during the pandemic of 2020, and which ones didn't live...
Man With Terminal Cancer Wants to Paint the House in His Wife’s Favorite Color And Friends Swarm In to Do It For Him
Last year, Tim Gjoraas, a veteran teacher of 22 years, was forced to face one of life’s hardest lessons when he was diagnosed with...
Getting to Know Neighbors Will Get Easier As H&R Block and Nextdoor Fund 10 Projects to Reduce Isolation
H&R Block and Nextdoor announced this week that they have chosen 10 community projects to fund, specifically designed to build more resilient communities, reduce...
Adorable Niño con Labio Leporino Encuentra a un Amigo Perfecto: Un Cachorro con la Misma Condición
Bentley Boyers de dos años de edad tiene un nuevo mejor amigo después de que su familia adoptase un perro con el mismo labio leporino que él.
Electrician Comes To Repair Lights For 72-Year-old, Then Enlists Entire Community To Fix Her Crumbling House—For Free
Like many elderly Americans, Gloria Scott lives on a limited income. Sometimes, that means making hard choices. If money’s tight, home repair and maintenance...
Landscaping Pros Have Been Giving Free Lawn Care Services to Healthcare Workers, Relieving Their Stress
Project Evergreen has been mowing lawns for frontline workers taking some of the stress out of their lives while beautifying the environment for when...
Adorable Boy With a Cleft Lip Finds His Perfect Match–A Puppy With The Same Condition
When a young father went to the local animal shelter to look at chickens, the last thing he was expecting to come home with...
Two Sturgeons Caught in Georgia River Delight Conservations Who Feared Prehistoric Fish to Be Extinct in Europe
In the span of just two weeks, juvenile sturgeon of two different species, both of which were feared extinct, have been fished accidentally out...
The Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in the World is Now Bearing Fruit (and More) in Paris
Agripolis, an urban farming firm, is beginning to produce fruit and vegetables for businesses and citizens in Paris with the largest rooftop farm on earth.
Atlanta Hawks to Turn Their Arena into America’s Largest Polling Location After Long Lines in COVID-19 Primary Election
Owners of State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise, are turning their venue into a polling and voting location for the city during COVID-19