The Jack Robinson Gallery is just down the street from MLGW's main office. On a recent lunch time stroll I noticed that they had turned a small strip of earth lining their parking lot into an amaz...

About 12 years ago, Dan Phillips started Phoenix Commotion, a construction business in his hometown, Huntsville, Tex., where he builds low-income housing out of salvaged items. So far, he has built 1...

A couple of weeks ago an elderly man walked into MLGW's downtown Community Office attempting to get his utilities turned back on with only $70 of his $387.53 bill. After speaking with a Credit Cou...

Despite its name, a river rat isn’t a rodent, but a person who spends his or her time paddling, fishing and exploring rivers. More than that, they spend their time defending the importance of r...

Soiled pizza boxes aren't recyclable, but you can recycle the top part if it isn't dirty--just tear it off. Check out this nifty new pizza box designed by E.C.O. Incorporated.

My coworkers think I am pretty hardcore about recycling, avoiding plastic, etc. But I've got thing on No Impact Man. No Impact Man, a book, and now a movie, tells the story of Colin Beavan, who d...

Now that there's a chill in the air, people are discussing how to keep warm this winter. The Snuggie is not the answer, energy conservation is. However, a wearable blanket certainly can't hurt...

What would it take to get you to use the stairs? Our visitor parking lot at the admin building could definitely use some of these!

Carved your pumpkin yet? Why not personalize it with your face? (Or someone else's!) Pumpkins are more environmentally friendly than plastic decorations. (If you have them try and use them over an...

Last year, my coworker and I took a tour of downtown manhole covers with Jimmy Ogle. Today is the Season Finale of his Tuesday tours and I highly recommend you attend! The UNION AVENUE MANHOLE COVER ...