SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Rural Innovation for Vermont, for the USA. Innova802.libsyn.com 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026www.instagram.com/reel/DTobUpu...instagram.comhouserspodcast on Instagram: "Now playing: @_ryanshort_ is our latest guest. His latest book 📚 his successful biz @civicbrand. Building meaning into your commu…"Now playing: @_ryanshort_ is our latest guest. His latest book 📚 his successful biz @civicbrand. Building meaning into your community brand. thehouserspodcast.libsyn.com 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026My most recent experience participating in a city-owned property transfer. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comWhat Should Cities do with Abandoned Properties?The question should be 'What could they do with more tax revenue?' 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Support for gig economy workers. Access to capital, mortgages, a better way of life. www.instagram.com/p/DTA6Tu6D6x...instagram.comSMG’s Are We Here Yet Podcast on Instagram: "@tamaralaine has a plan to service the more than 80 million gig economy workers left out of capital access when they need it most. Find out how her startu...The gig economy has created a unique set of financial challenges for millions of workers, but MPWR's founder, Tamara Laine, is determined to change this narrative. Her startup offers a platform that p... 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 02/01/2026My latest Substack. We learned how our city deals with abandoned properties the hard way. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comWhat Should Cities do with Abandoned Properties?The question should be 'What could they do with more tax revenue?' 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Our Housing Policy contributes to radicalization. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comHow our Housing Policy Creates ChaosWe're Creating Next Gen. Radicals 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025We hit the 200th episode on our lead #podcast this fall. I used that time to talk about we’re I feel we’re at and how we got here. #poverty will be what does us in as a nation. substack.com/@smglivinglo...substack.comEpisode 200 'Are We Here Yet?'This show has always been about asking ourselves the very essential question, Have we Arrived? 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Check out my @strongtowns.org cohort peer writing from the beast of the east. substack.com/@smglivinglo...substack.comScott M. Graves (@smglivinglocal)Bravo to my fellow Strong Towns Leadership Cohort member for 2026 @Will Gardner for his take on a more accessible and stronger town at the Beast of the East. We live it every day up here in Rutland c... 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025I want to have a conversation over the myth that struggling towns need to restrict young families to lower their property taxes on fixed income households. Who’s got some feedback here on Bluesky for us? substack.com/@smglivinglo...substack.comYou Can't Come In!The mythology behind what works to reduce your property taxes 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Latest from my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comMy Response to the Magical Teenage IdolA Theoretical History of AI as Final Step to Outlawing The Imaginator 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025#listennow to our podcast with Dr. Stacey Schultz and you’ll never have to ask, where is Otis? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Our good friend Michael Cohen and I spoke about the state of the housing market in greater Burlington, VT. open.spotify.com/episode/32dn...open.spotify.comLean Into Success Lean Real Estate's Michael Cohen 110
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 07/12/2025The YNP got some great press following November’s Parliament in Worcester, MA. Let’s talk about how you join. nebeacon.substack.com/p/a-city-on-...nebeacon.substack.comThe Party That Likes Town Meetings: Inside the Yankee National Party's Inaugural ConventionBy: Eshaan Vakil and Chris Brady 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025I’ve had some really great conversations on my #podcast in November. I’m heartened by the work of the New England Equity Collective and its founder. An excellent way to leverage pocket neighborhoods in service to the developmentally challenged and their families. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 000
Reposted by SM GravesChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Yn a free society, universitye-level studye of the artes and humanityes sholde not be avaylable onlye to the wealthye and privileged. 10555118
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 17/11/2025The @yankeenp.bsky.social is growing. Thanks to the many who met up today in Worcester. 042
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/11/202550-year mortgages? It should tell you something when it’s supported by big banks and the Trump regime. A ploy to take your money while doing nothing to fix the structural issues in finance contributing to the #housingcrisis 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I spoke with Drew Overton of Creative Land Strategies on just what it takes for success as a small scale developer. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comWhat Does it Take to Be a Small Scale Developer?From the Are We Here Yet? Podcast 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 01/11/2025A specific example that could immediately and materially improve the lives of our citizens and healthcare savings open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...open.substack.comThe ACA Has an Absolute Bombshell Hidden in It, and Dems Can Take Advantage of ItWe can build a system that is resilient to Trump's sabotage efforts. 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025After a successful first group outing to talk @yankeenp.bsky.social for #Vermont. We want to know where you’d like us to come next. Let’s hear it 802! 042
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Oh, and hey, guess what else happened this weekend under cover of darkness? Banks selling rotten mortgage backed securities. The fall is unfortunately coming. open.substack.com/pub/rubino/p...open.substack.comThe U.S. Quietly Bails Out Its BanksOnce again, the regional banks are in trouble. 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Thanks to @danogenes.bsky.social and the great folks who spoke with us post rally regarding @yankeenp.bsky.social 10k on the capital lawn to rally in solidarity together. This is our country. Our New England. 021
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Tomorrow is the day, Vermont! Join us 3PM at Montpelier's Universalist church 130 State St. following #nokingsrally Find out all info on Vermont's YNP effort here: www.yankeenp.org/vt.html 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025In the Way What it means when things get in your way. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comIn the WayHow poetry & podcasting makes you a better developer 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Rent control has existed since Roman times. Is there any time it could work? Context is key. open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comThe Chill of a Rent FreezeWhy We Need Nuanced Conversation 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025In our fair city, we’re advocating for more Housers to sit on the planning commission, redevelopment authority and board of alderman. Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comWhy Housers Should Sit on Planning CommissionsAnd defining conflict of interest rules. 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Folks interested in learning more about our effort at @yankeenp.bsky.social find our story and our platform www.yankeenp.org/about.html 023
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Can we really stand to defund innovation domestically while we bail out Evita’s Nightmare? 151
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025For your Indigenous Peoples Day weekend some #poetry from MA Beat poet laureate and my 2021 essay on ‘Borders’ www.smgravesassociates.com/2024/10/11/e...smgravesassociates.comEpisode 166 Are We Here Yet? - SM Graves AssociatesWe offer four unique segments of essays, interviews & poems for a thought-provoking look into our culture on this Indigenous Peoples Day. 010
Reposted by SM GravesGreen Mountain Bhoys @greenmountainbhoys.bsky.social · 01/10/2025"I’m gonna tell you fascists / You may be surprised...." 0216
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Hey Vermont! Join us 10.18.25. Details below www.yankeenp.org/vt.html @danogenes.bsky.social @brotherjonathan.bsky.social @vermontgmg.bsky.social 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Why do we want to make radicals out of our youth? When families can’t house themselves. #housingcrisis open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comHow our Housing Policy Creates ChaosWe're Creating Next Gen. Radicals 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025We recently discussed #artificialintelligence effects on society on the #innova802 #podcast dive in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comOur Debate and Report on the State of Artificial IntelligencePodcast Episode · Are We Here Yet Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 58m 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Join me on #substack for discussion on #housing #economics #urbanism #culture open.substack.com/pub/smgtheho...open.substack.comAre We Here Yet? | Scott M. Graves | SubstackWriting & #podcasting on #economics #urbanism #ruraldevelopment. Building neighborhoods through ‘scaled incrementalism’. Click to read "Are We Here Yet?", by Scott M. Graves, a Substack publication. L... 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Howdy all, here in Vermont we're developing our constituency for the #YankeeNationalParty & looking to engage all comers in conversation on what's possible when the northeast uses it's power to realize a new future. message me, let's hear from you, VT! #YNP #democracyisours #vermont #the802 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2025I’m pleased to be helping and attending the Vermont Committee for @yankeenp.bsky.social on #nokingsday in Montpelier. We’re recruiting, Vermont and we need you! 10.18.25 132
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Re-thinking Commerce & Art, how do you instigate a cultural shift with Gifting Grove's Veronica Mangio & Byron Garcia on this winter solstice. Now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts search 'Are We Here Yet?' 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024We had a great discussion with Vermont #housing innovators New Frameworks #listennow. They are also an #employeeowned business www.smgravesassociates.com/2024/12/02/e... 010
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Inspired? Yes. Sometimes the grandfather needs the example of the granddaughter to press forward. Tonight the US learns from Korea. 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Too many good quotes can be had from this article. Expressed to my billionaire friends, if I had any, give us back our economy, you shitheads. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Democrats’ Billionaire MistakeIn a populist moment, the Democratic Party had the extremely rich and the very famous, some great music, and Mark Ruffalo. And they got shellacked. 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Looking to connect with like-minded on #communitydevelopment #ruraldevelopment #innovation #housingdevelopment #venturecapital 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 24/11/2024My good buddy Noah Harper & I on #housing & small scale development. @strongtowns.bsky.social @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Looking for new #podcast guests building their own business accelerators & #venturecapital for their local markets. Want you for the ‘Are We Here Yet?’ Show. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comAre We Here Yet PodcastEntrepreneurship Podcast · 8 Seasons · Updated Weekly 000
SM Graves @livinglocalsmg.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Inaugural post ‘create the right, instead of avenging the wrong. Love one another’ 010
