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A Local-First Case Study | jakelazaroff.com
How I built a local-first app for planning trips, and what I learned about the current state of the local-first ecosystem along the way.

Peter Van Hardenberg - Local First: the secret master plan
Steven Vandevelde (@tokono.ma)
Looks like what I've been building is quite similar to what the foundation of Patchwork-26 is. Lots of "tiny apps" (atomization of software, loosely coupled) + just the web. Local-first and where everything revolves around the content (data-first, can use preferred UI/view). Happy to see this! 🎉
The past, present, and future of local-first - Martin Kleppmann (Local-First Conf)
The past, present, and future of local-first - Martin Kleppmann (Local-First Conf)
In Pictures: The Possibilities of Vancouver’s New Villages Plan | Sightline Institute
The Four/Five design prioritizes green space, daylight, affordability, and accessibility—all for greater connection and community.

The Architecture Of Local-First Web Development — Smashing Magazine
An honest perspective on building local-first web apps in 2026, written for developers who’ve been doing this long enough to be skeptical of silver bullets.


🧭🏘️📲 Exploring a new social product for local communities
We’re seeking local partners for collaboration as we pilot new concepts and designs

New Topographics: photographs that find beauty in the banal
William Jenkins's 1975 exhibition rewrote the rules of landscape photography. Does it have the same impact today?

Creating A Shared Vision For the Restoration Of The Ericht Catchment - Catchment Restoration Initiative
Our project’s ‘Pioneer’ status means that we are being offered some fantastic opportunities to pilot new ways of working to restore nature at landscape scale. One of those is the opportunity to work with ETH Zurich on trialing a new tool for our next project milestone which is the development of the restoration vision – […]

👋 Introducing Roundabout: built for neighbors, with neighbors
New_ Public’s app for local communities enters closed beta in five pilot communities

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