The flyer read, "My wife says I'm getting weird. She says I need to make friends. So, I'm making pancakes." This was Curtis Kimball's way of inviting neighbors over for a Saturday morning pancake breakfast. He was nervous and felt self-conscious, but posted his flyers anyway; his event garnered dozens of guests. About his guests, Kimball said, "They didn't know what to expect, but they were expecting it to be wonderful. And because of that, it really was." With such a success on his hands, Kimball plans to host more pancake breakfasts to bring neighbors together for community. "I think it's important because most of our public spaces are dominated by the big arguments over our differences as people. And those things are important. But what feels lost and might be equally important is celebrating each other and our commonalities. We need more chances, as people, to root for each other and believe in each other as humans," he said.

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