Social/Cultural / Spiritual

  Photo by Cole Anetsberger Gearing up for WritersCorps‘ Poetry Projection Project, a festival of short films based on youth writing, we sat down with this year’s festival juror H.P. Mendoza.   H.P. is a filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, and actor, well known for his films: Colma: The Musical; San Francisco-based musical Fruit Fly; and more recently, horror movie I Am A Ghost, for which he was named Best Horror Director of 2012 [...]

LaToya Cantrell, President of the Broadmoor Improvement Association, on the anniversary of the levees flooding New Orleans in 2005, shares with NENtv an update on the process of restoring her community and the Andrew H. Wilson School. Specifically she thanks the City and County of San Francisco for all of its support in helping secure funds and resources for her neighborhood. See more images from the NEN’s trip(s) to New [...]

Building Stronger Neighborhoods, One Smartphone At A Time by Stephen Hood, Blockboard Walk down any sidewalk in San Francisco, step into any cafe, or climb aboard any bus — you’re sure to see people staring at their smartphones.  Whether it’s email, Facebook, or Twitter, it seems like everyone is using their phone to talk with people far away while simultaneously ignoring the ones right next to them.   But what [...]

by Elisa Chavez The last time I can remember visiting New York, I was sixteen years old and staying in the southernmost tip of Manhattan. The entire city seemed like a blur of fast walkers, overpriced boutiques, and homicidal taxis, and I decided then and there that I could never, ever, ever live someplace that was quite so overwhelming. Last week, I got on a plane and flew out to NYC [...]

San Francisco Arts Market from NENtv on Vimeo. The SF Arts Market is a weekly showcase of the work of local residents and artisans. Come join the festivities every thursday at UN Plaza between 11 am and 4 pm. There you will find dozens of local merchants, great food and live music. For more information please visit artsmarketsf.org  

For decades, Adah Bakalinsky, author of “Stairway Walks in San Francisco” has been helping walkers discover new parts of San Francisco. NENfm talks with Adah about how she finds SF’s treasures and why she thinks exploring the city on foot is so rewarding. Episode Length: 26:05 Download this episode (right click and save) Show Information Guest: Adah Bakalinksy, Author of Stairway Walks in San Francisco Area: San Francisco Host: Adam Greenfield [...]

The Noe Street Experience from NENtv on Vimeo. On Noe Street, in San Francisco’s Duboce Triangle neighborhood, there’s plenty of places to sit, the traffic goes slowly, plants and trees are everywhere, each building is unique, and neighbors wouldn’t live anywhere else. How did this street become one of San Francisco’s jewels and what can other neighborhoods learn from this example? NENtv visits Noe Street to find out. [Also viewable [...]

Author/lecturer Dale Carnegie once wrote that “a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” My appreciation for knowing people’s names never stops growing. I’m steadily learning the names of neighbors on my street; and now Antoinette, John, Cynthia, Jesse, Ken, Judy, and Carl – among others – hear their names when we greet one another. Learning the names of local business owners [...]

Aside from a small number of schools and playgrounds, there seems little evidence that the needs of children are reflected in our built environment. As a parent and a community-builder down in Menlo Park and founder of the Playborhood blog, Mike Lanza has become a passionate advocate for children’s right to play outside in their neighborhood streets. Mike shares his insights with NENfm. Episode Length: 22:42 Download this episode (right click [...]

On May 7th, Shareable Magazine will be bringing together the Bay Area’s best and brightest for a day of connection, innovation, and action.  During our event called SHARE San Francisco, we will challenge you to discover new opportunities for impact, connect with leaders across sectors to boost your innovative potential, and explore the use of sharing as a powerful change strategy that addresses multiple social goals at once.  SHARE San Francisco is [...]