Salt Lake City unveils Backman Community Open Space, a new park created from a once-neglected land parcel, funded by a 2022 GO Bond, featuring a playground and outdoor classroom linked to urban trails.

Seattle Public Utilities and WM awarded $10,000 in ReThink Waste Grants to five organizations for local sustainability projects aimed at reducing waste and increasing recycling.

The Las Cruces Police Department offers strategies to prevent porch piracy, including being home for deliveries, requiring signatures, using lockboxes, and installing security cameras.

The city approved a contract with The Gathering Inn to operate the expanded northern Roseville Road campus, adding about 100 tiny homes and on-site services.

San Antonio's downtown holiday events include a free H-E-B Christmas Tree Lighting, River Walk activities, and Market Square festivities, with free VIA rides to certain events.

Arlington's curbside leaf collection service starts Nov. 24, allowing residents to dispose of leaves until early January. The city also encourages eco-friendly leaf disposal and mulching.

Glendale city offices are closed on Thanksgiving and the following Friday, with essential services on a modified schedule. There will be no trash collection on Thanksgiving.

Councilmember Ric Galvan distributed over 300 turkeys to families and seniors in District 6 for Thanksgiving, in collaboration with local organizations and schools.

Oklahoma City is calling for residents to contribute photos and stories to a time capsule at OKC Fair Park, with a December 22 deadline. Submissions should celebrate the park's history and will be placed beneath "Bolt Tower."

Anne Arundel Board of Education approves a redistricting plan, moving 750 students to new schools, with mixed reactions and impacts on bus routes and senior year options.

Eden Prairie celebrated local sustainability efforts, including an organic recycling program at Applewood Pointe, a thriving Buy Nothing group, Chris Adams' waste-reducing construction practices, and Winnebago Industries' planting project.

The Statesville Police Department is hosting a "Fill the Trailer Toy Drive" at Walmart on November 22 to benefit local families, with donations also accepted via an Amazon Wish List.

Minnesota's Ramsey County celebrates Native American Heritage Month, honoring the Dakota Oyate, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk peoples with a proclamation, events, and flag installations recognizing indigenous contributions and sovereignty.