For example, after a lesson, students teach what they just learned to one another rather than instructors taking charge. Students and interns engage in joyful moments of play and connect by conversing ...

After 14 years of public hearings, lawsuits and environmental protests, the most contentious development battle in the Lake Tahoe area over the past generation finally reached a truce Tuesday.

Public art encourages viewers to connect with the piece and the place that the piece is in. It often provokes a sense of community. "Art helps people have a sense of place," Majano said.

“Creating those moments are what helps create a sense of place,” he said. “It’s getting people down there and saying, ‘hey, this is not just a place that has good restaurants.