Apr 11, 2026

Our parent company, SMGraves Associates recently won the nod to build 123+ units of workforce and moderate income market rate housing in the town of Dorset, VT.  This was slated to be a $90MM project and one of the first in Vermont to take advantage of new programming including the Communities Housing...

Mar 4, 2026

We’re joined by Culture Desk co-host and writer Joshua Michael Stewart to explore the work of some of America’s great living poets.  This is a great chance for our listeners to explore poetry and what’s going on in the minds of some of our most capable and artistic writers for all ages.  We explore among...

Feb 2, 2026

What Should Cities Do with Abandoned Properties?

Today's Episode is taken from host Scott Graves 'Are We Here Yet? substack of January 2, 2026.  The following is a transcript.

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Our city completed a round of dispossessing themselves of properties they own this past November. These...

Jan 25, 2026

Report from the New England Beacon

We’re talking with correspondent Chris Brady of the New England Beacon for this AWHY? Episode. His recent article in the Beacon entitled, ‘CVS calls Woonsocket, RI home.  Do Residents Benefit?’  explores the relationship of a $373B corporate entity and its de-industrialized,...

Jan 16, 2026

Author Ryan Short’s 2025 The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place caught our attention for a singular reason.  One of the books many underlying themes is to choose substance over shallow ‘solutions’.  Why do we hang new banners downtown every 5 years when we make no substantive investments in small...