view from your porch 10

LEXINGTON, Mass. -- It is not a porch, but a long cement slab that stretches the width of our home, which we make on the lower level of a small…

Olathe, Kansas -- On Saturday I looked back from my front porch, my walk having been cut short by a soft rain. As you can see, my grass and that…

Bethune, S.C. -- I am told there used to be a small dairy farm of less than 50 cows just a quarter-mile down the road from where we stay.  If…

Anaheim, Calif. - Nestled between busy thoroughfares dotted with low-slung motels, palm readers, and bail bondsmen, around the corner from the Taqueria and the Clinica Medica del Sagrado Corazon, one…

Queens, NY -- The idea was to design an English village from scratch, within railroad-commuting distance of Manhattan.  It was meant to include homes for families of different income levels,…

Nashville, Tennessee -- This is a tale of two neighborhoods, a move from one to the other, and the inherent contradictions of gentrification. Our old neighborhood, close to downtown, was…

Mayville, North Dakota -- You're looking northwest from our front porch in Mayville, North Dakota.  The picture, taken Sunday afternoon, November 13, casts doubt on what everyone knows about the…

Lincoln, Nebraska -- When I first read about FPR's View from Your Porch series, I immediately decided to submit something. Then I thought about the view from my front porch.…

Phoenix, Arizona -- Looking east from our front porch in Willo, you see the results of one of Phoenix's bigger Big Mistakes: the distant office towers on Central Avenue. Those…

Emmitsburg, Maryland - You can tell it's a small town when you know both of yesterday's candidates for mayor, and when the mayor-elect's margin of 33 votes constitutes a 20…