Tether is a magazine of community stories about people, places and projects that foster belonging, with recent issues covering a local writing festival and the hidden, often unpaid work of care. Its writing is grounded in personal testimony and local reporting, offering readers human-scale portraits of everyday life.
Website: https://www.tethermagazine.com/
Weekly local reporting on Marblehead, Massachusetts, covering town government, schools, culture and community life. Readers get detailed coverage of Select Board decisions, local policy changes and profiles of community figures.
A local news outlet covering Bloomington, Indiana and Monroe County, with reporting on government meetings, budgets, public safety and community issues. Issues combine detailed meeting coverage with editor's notebook commentary and data-driven explainers.
Singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer shares reflections on music, poetry, community, and spiritual life, including news about her album Murmurations and a book event. Recent issues mix personal updates, event reminders, and essays on fear and current political events.
A personal, essayistic newsletter about civic life and political hope, using small anecdotes to argue that joy and staying power matter more than rage or fear in the fight for change. Readers get reflective, warmly written pieces on how to keep up the work of good change.
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