Check Your Windows: Become a Better Neighbor through Self-Assessment 

by Pam Rempe | Oct 28, 2025 | Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being

There’s a story that’s stayed with me over the years—one that reminds me how our perspectives can be clouded by our own lenses. In the story, there is a man who repeatedly criticizes his neighbor’s dirty curtains. Every day, the man peers out of the front window and...

Creating Community in Your Neighborhood  

by Pam Rempe | Sep 9, 2025 | Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being

I recently read Dawn Staley’s new book, Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three. Dawn is the head coach of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team. In her book, she speaks...

Creating Neighborhood Culture  

by Pam Rempe | Aug 12, 2025 | Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good

Every neighborhood and community has a distinct culture. That culture is comprised of those who have lived there, both past and present. There are histories and stories to the places where we live. Some of them are beautiful, and some of them are broken. As we examine...

Stop Pretending You Don’t Like Birthdays 

by Pam Rempe | Jul 29, 2025 | How-to, Imagine the Possibilities

I have this thing for birthdays.  Not really my own birthday, but birthdays, generally speaking.   One time for my birthday, my roommate had a surprise breakfast planned. I had gone out of the apartment for an early morning commitment, and he put...

Towards Connection and Community: Practical Tools for Getting to Know Your Neighbors 

by Pam Rempe | Jul 22, 2025 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to

Making friends as an adult can be awkward and getting to know your neighbors can be equally difficult. Over the years, I have been inspired by a few people and organizations that have shared thoughtful practices for being intentional in neighborhoods. Though I have...