The Connected Community

Community Mesh Networks: Your Guide to a Local Comms Grid When the Internet Goes Down

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Picture this: a fierce summer thunderstorm rolls through, more intense than predicted. The power flickers and dies. You check your phone—no signal. The cell towers, overwhelmed or without power, have gone dark. The internet is out. In the sudden quiet, a question hangs in the air: How do you know if your elderly neighbor across … Read more

A Practical Guide to Starting a Skill-Sharing Group in Your Community

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A Practical Guide to Starting a Skill-Sharing Group in Your Community In an age where we can connect with anyone online, our own neighborhoods can sometimes feel like a collection of strangers. We’ve become masters of convenience, but we’ve lost something essential along the way: the practical wisdom and simple connection that comes from knowing … Read more