Fix It First Celebrates Three Years
—Armando Rios – Housing Programs Specialist Fix It First turns three this month. With it being winter and not a prime building season, we now have time to sit down …
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Travis Bacon: Green River's Newest Councilman
—Chris Lezama – Principal of Economic and Community Development Incoming City Council-member Travis Bacon is no stranger to civic life. A native son of Green River, former U.S. Border Patrol …
Recruiting and Retaining Young Professionals
—Jack Forinash – Principal of Housing Since 2009, Epicenter has hosted 149 young professionals (defined, in this case, as being born between 1980 and 2004). These individuals have accounted for …
Crystal Geyser: Past, Present, Future
—Bryan Brooks – AmeriCorps VISTA, Community Development The Crystal Geyser over the years (photos courtesy of the Green River Archives) For nearly eighty years, the Crystal Geyser has amazed and …
Thank you, Fellows.
—Maria Sykes – Epicenter Principal of Arts & Culture Photo: Still frame from the Summer Summit 2013 video by 2012 Frontier Fellow Nick Zdon. Over the years Epicenter has received …
Frontier Fellowship Report: Laurelin Kruse
—Laurelin Kruse – 2015 Frontier Fellow On my third day in Green River I woke up in the early, still dark morning to what sounded to my half-dreaming mind like …
Hand-In-Glove: A Rural Reponse
—Maria Sykes – Principal of Arts and Culture Photo (via Hyperallergic): Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz taking a poll during “Place, Race, Geography, and Power” at Hand-in-Glove 2015. On the right, I’m raising …
Citizen's Report: 2015 Voter Turnout
—Bryan Brooks – AmeriCorps VISTA, Community Development 271 citizens voted to fill three city council seats this year. Above are the winning results. This year, three city council seats were …
Epicenter's New Shop
We are excited to announce the completion of Epicenter’s new shop! Epicenter staff designed and built a new 340 SF shop on the back of the Epicenter property over the …
The Frontier Awaits Your Arrival
Frontier Fellow Corbin LaMont at Grand Overlook in Canyonlands National Park (2013) The Frontier Fellowship is now accepting applicants for 2016-18. Download the application and instructions here.