It has been distinguished as a leader in West Virginia arts education and has earned local recognition of its revitalization efforts.

FORBES: 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2012: School of Harmony

Local officials seeking the revitalization tools that accompany a blight designation, but without frightening residents about the possibility of using eminent domain, could opt for the second track.

WSJ: Battle of the Beach

Substantial parts of Johannesburg are still dilapidated, but a decade of revitalization efforts by the local government and private investors is slowly wrenching the city out of a two decade period of decline.

WSJ: A Historical Tour Shows Off Johannesburg's Present-Day Sights

Working with tribal elders and youth, we have struggled to revitalize a local food system that contributes to community health, economic development and cultural revitalization.

WHITEHOUSE: Rebuilding Our Food Traditions

Working with local leadership, the President is proposing to align a number of his signature revitalization initiatives from the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and the Department for Agriculture to ensure that federal programs and resources are focused intensely on 20 communities hardest hit by the recession.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House