When Nice News interviewed world traveler Renee Bruns in 2022, she had visited 110 countries in her wheelchair. We were impressed: Bruns is a former Fortune 500 exec who traded in life behind a desk for one on the go, defying expectations about people with disabilities. And our readers were no doubt inspired as well […]
Welcome to the tiny homes town — where more than 60 people live in homes as small as 8.5 feet wide across four connecting neighborhoods. Dan Dobrowolski, 66, is founder of the national tiny home company Escape, which built The Village, The Oaks, Palm Court, and The Grove in Tampa Bay, Florida. The 45 homes fit up to two bedrooms, a full kitchen, and bathrooms, and they cost as little as $156,199 to buy and $1,295 a month to rent. And unlike mobile home parks or RV sites, Escape Tampa Bay is constructed with permanent infrastructure.
In kindergarten, we received gold stars for being the teacher’s helper. In high school, we packed our schedules with sports, volunteering, and other extracurriculars to ensure that we stood out on college applications. And now as adults, we chase everything from promotions to social media likes in our quest to rise above being average. But
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After throwing a football back and forth with a fellow attendee at a Pride festival, John Piermatteo jogs over to give his new friend something they may have not received in a long time: a hug from a dad. That simple but powerful interaction represents the ethos behind Piermatteo’s movement, Play Catch With a Dad.
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Last April, veterinary surgeon Colleen Lambo made her first trip to Ukraine with the global charity Worldwide Vets, setting up camp outside Lviv. In just two weeks, she and a team of fellow volunteers sterilized over 600 animals, provided lifesaving care for community members’ pets, and even helped a stork with a broken wing. This
Two era-defining documents that ended slavery and reshaped United States history are going under the hammer. The copies of the 13th Amendment (estimated at $8 million to $12 million) and the Emancipation Proclamation (estimated at $3 million to $5 million) are both signed by President Abraham Lincoln — and the landmark documents, rarely seen together, will headline Sotheby’s Fine Books and Manuscripts auction in New York on June 26.
These intricately crafted, Japanese-style end tables don’t just make beautiful additions to your home — they also help formerly incarcerated individuals transition to independent living. The Donation Collection, a new initiative in which historically marginalized communities build furniture from construction waste and fallen trees, gives both artisans and discarded materials a second chance. The designs
In a perfect world, no one would ever bicker or fight with the people they love, but over here in reality, arguments happen. Sometimes they’re over politics or instances of hurt feelings, other times over what temperature the thermostat should be set to. Since arguing is inevitable, the best we can do is get better
When Nice News first interviewed Scott Shigeoka about curiosity in 2023, he was on the cusp of publishing his book on the subject, Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World. Shigeoka has been busy since then: He took his ideas to the TED stage in November, focusing on curiosity’s potential to
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Whether it’s with a colleague at the water cooler or a fellow parent in the school pickup line, most of us partake in the same activity at some point every day. It often begins with one person asking a question (e.g., “How are you?”) followed by a quick answer from the respondent and the same
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