{"id":31563,"date":"2014-07-02T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=31563"},"modified":"2014-07-02T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:35:40","slug":"detroit-mower-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/detroit-mower-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"If You\u2019re From Detroit, This Video Will Be The Proudest 2 Minutes Of Your Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll find anything (ANYTHING!) terrifying if it\u2019s followed by the word \u201cgang.\u201d Baby gang? No thank you. Puppy gang? I\u2019m terrified! But Tom Nardone of Detroit set out to make a gang that gives back to the community. The results are inspiring.”
\nThe mower gang tends to abandoned parks all around Detroit. While Nardone describes it as something small that he could do, his actions have inspired an entire movement of burly, tough-looking men acting like big ol\u2019 softies. I dare you to not get choked up at 0:59 when you see the whole gang in action.
\nAnd when they talk about swing-sets and little league teams? The mower gang might be cuter than\u2026 well\u2026 a gang of puppies.<\/p>\n

Urban Innovation Exchange: The Mower Gang<\/a> from DETROIT LIVES!<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll find anything (ANYTHING!) terrifying if it\u2019s followed by the word \u201cgang.\u201d Baby gang? No thank you. Puppy gang? I\u2019m terrified! But Tom Nardone of Detroit set out to make a gang that gives back to the community. The results are inspiring.” The mower gang tends to abandoned parks all around Detroit. While Nardone describes it as something small that he could do, his actions have inspired an entire movement of burly, tough-looking men acting like big ol\u2019 softies. I dare you to not get choked up at 0:59 when you see the whole gang in action. 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