About Melody Warnick

Articles by Melody Warnick

• Education, Careers & Opportunity

  Startup Here: How 7 Entrepreneurs Chose Where to Base Their Businesses

  We asked seven successful founders how they chose where to start their businesses. Their priorities might surprise you.

• Affordable Places to Live

  See What a Budget of $300,000 or Less Will Get You in 10 Cities Across the Country

  Because there’s never been a better time to drool over real estate listings.

• Love Where You Live

  10 Creative Ways to Connect With Your Community (While Social-Distancing)

  Maintaining a sense of connection is crucial right now. Here are 10 inspiring ways to do it, sourced directly from thoughtful neighbors around the world.

• Love Where You Live

  10 Ways You Can Help Local Businesses Right Now

  Small businesses need our help now more than ever. Here are 10 creative ways to lend your support without risking your health.

• Experiences & Adventures

  Living the Dream: I Started a Nonprofit

  How one man built a nonprofit from the ground up by mobilizing the community — and giving away “free solar clothes dryers.”

• Love Where You Live

  Living the Dream: I’m a Florist

  Does it get any better than turning beautiful bouquets into a full-time job? Here’s how one woman brought her dream job to life.

• Love Where You Live

  Living the Dream: I Moved to North Carolina to Open a Bakery

  Janee had always loved to bake, but it was a move to small-town North Carolina that made her dream a reality.

• Love Where You Live

  What Does Street Art Have to Do With Loving Where You Live?

  A lot, it turns out.

• Love Where You Live

  How to Love Where You Live: Don’t Let the Shark Eat Your Town

  What can we learn from “Jaws” about protecting and bettering the places we live? A lot, actually.

• Love Where You Live

  An Ode to the Community-Building Power of the Porch

  Want to build community and attachment to where you live? Scientists and neighbors agree: a front porch is just the ticket.