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As people across Spain face rising prices, Barcelona’s Energy Advising Points are helping residents to exercise their “energy rights.” ...

In just minutes, the Life Story Club in New York City springs to life. On Zoom, a mosaic of faces — each with decades of lived experience — leans in as Bernd, a retired urban planner for the Bronx and ...

On an early spring day, Brandon Brownell greeted shoppers as they came into Smart Art and Craft Supplies in northeast Nashville. The shop is a crafter’s paradise. Tables in the front are loaded with ...

Jan Wallinder and Ron Webb are the farmer-owners of Forest Edge Vineyard, an organically farmed vineyard 24 miles southeast of Portland that also has a fruit orchard and adjacent 22-acre forest. The ...

It wasn’t even nine o’clock yet when a naked woman popped out of an enormous balloon. (We didn’t see that one coming). After that, things started to get a little crazy. Last night, Reasons to be ...

On a spring morning in March 2025, a group of women gathered in a hall above a bus station in Hackney, about 4.5 miles from London. In front of them was a dazzling array of conditioners, serums, ...

Welcome to The Spark, a brand-new monthly newsletter from Reasons to be Cheerful that’s all about how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. This month’s ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. In Michaela’s story, she quoted a scientist saying that ...

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. It’s no secret that grappling with the reality of climate ...

Reasons to be Cheerful’s second annual variety show, Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things, nearly blew the roof off The Town Hall in New York City on May 29. David Byrne, Ramy Youssef, Reggie Watts, ...