Sentences with phrase «by staying in our neighborhood»

By staying in our neighborhood, we got to know the people and the shops in our area, and saw what life on our street was like.»

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The proportion of congregations in the 1960s and 1970s that actually responded as prescribed to their contexts was in fact very small.21 As neighborhood populations changed racially, some churches whose physical and financial resources lingered after their former membership fled introduced service programs to assist the poor, but the adjustment seems in most cases to have stemmed from necessity or default rather than from deliberate reorientation and restructuring by members who themselves stayed on to be transformed.

I'd read Yvonne Thornton's Ditchdigger's Daughters, and if that dad in a crime - ridden neighborhood could produce highly educated children by forcing them to practice music, then surely music lessons could help my suburban kids stay out of trouble.

The Obamans were different, since they WERE us, at least culturally and politically (DC voted for Obama by about a 10 - to - one margin), and in plenty of cases stayed with us while they were here (my neighborhood haunts were packed; it was damn hard to get a cup of coffee in the morning without a painful wait).

He also spoke of the need to prevent development that works against those who have lived in Buffalo neighborhoods for years by pricing them out of the ability to stay.

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The vacant land restoration strategy tested in this study was specifically chosen to improve local neighborhood conditions, block - by - block, and encourage residents to stay in their home neighborhoods.

Whether youre testing out a great urban trail or walking in your own neighborhood, you can boost your calorie burn, walk faster, and stay injury - free by having good form.

Then slow and bit by bit I could feel the heat and tried to stay away from my so predicted friends in train and neighborhood.

Newark's middle school students stay in their elementary schools through eighth grade, and high schools tend to be small and specialized, with enrollment determined by an application process, not by neighborhood.

Specifically, the reality of lower earning - power across every level of education (a problem that by the way is also shared by all women in this society but particularly among women of color), the lack of assets from which one can draw upon in case of any type of disruption in earnings, and poor access to credible financial institutions within the neighborhoods where they live, make African Americans particularly vulnerable to falling behind, and staying behind, thus significantly hampering the possibility of establishing a positive credit history.

Dogs upset by loud noise can injure themselves, so if you know there will be fireworks in your neighborhood, it's best to stay home with him.

And so, simply by acting humanely, we as caring communities can help those most helpless and vulnerable in our neighborhoods stay safe and stay alive this winter.

By staying attuned to the micro-changes happening within in the pet industry — at superstores, neighborhood shops, and even veterinarians and clinics — pet brands can speak to the needs of their essential partners in sales.

Start off your weekend by unwinding in the city's stylish seaside neighborhood of Venice, where you can stay at the chic yet breezy 14 - room Rose Hotel, located just off the oh - so - trendy artists» enclave of Abbot Kinney Boulevard.

Check out our list of the best places to stay in Barcelona, broken down by neighborhood so you can pick the perfect location for whatever you're looking for.

Staying in a villa gives you more chance to experience the community spirit by being encompassed within a traditional Balinese neighborhood than staying in a hotel room, since the villa is your personal abode, and it is right in the midst of Balinese comStaying in a villa gives you more chance to experience the community spirit by being encompassed within a traditional Balinese neighborhood than staying in a hotel room, since the villa is your personal abode, and it is right in the midst of Balinese comstaying in a hotel room, since the villa is your personal abode, and it is right in the midst of Balinese community.

and the Sugar Bowl or try and snag a great little room during the Super Bowl, New Orleans won't disappoint in January and you'll have double the satisfaction by staying in an authentic historic inn where you can live like a local and get to know one of New Orlean's historic neighborhoods.

Whether you visit for New Year's and the Sugar Bowl or try and snag a great little room during the Super Bowl, New Orleans won't disappoint in January and you'll have double the satisfaction by staying in an authentic historic inn where you can live like a local and get to know one of New Orlean's historic neighborhoods.

Located in Avalon neighborhoods, vacation houses allow you and your traveling party to stay in someone's home, where you'll be surrounded by the Catalina Island community.

Note the hosts, «While you may hear the occasional siren, normal neighborhood noise or train whistle during your stay, the most common sound is that of silence broken only by birds, frogs and the wind in the trees.»

In all neighborhoods the least expensive car insurance companies tend to stay the same, so by shopping around you can still find rates well below average.

Become your neighborhood experts and get your message out there in your marketing, and you'll be surprised by what a big impact staying local can have on your bottom line.

Instead they decided to stay in Sacramento's Land Park neighborhood, on a street they like, and renovate their craftsman cottage by adding a second bath and walk - in closet and remodeling their kitchen.