The current owner serves as the town’s unelected mayor—a role that comes with a small-town charm rather than bureaucracy. Every year, they ride through the streets in the annual Pray parade ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Both Mississippi State’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center and the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio are selections among 54 national finalists featured this year in Venice, Italy, at ...

Those looking for a small-town artsy getaway in New England this year should head to Connecticut or Vermont, according to USA Today readers. Look inside Nantucket’s new Beachside Hotel ...