A quick glance at Mt. Pleasant shows a community of hardworking people no different than any other complex urban neighborhood where people confront the daily challenges of keeping food on the table, having well-educated children and living in homes on neighborhood streets that are clean, orderly and safe from dark crimes.

But take a closer look. See that Mt. Pleasant is indeed uniquely different from other communities because of its historical sense of pride and its characteristic heroic passion for change, growth and community activism. Behind the laughter there is singing, praying, picnicking, parades, and day-to-day bustle of activity along Kinsman Road, is a lifeblood and vitality that is as comforting as a breeze swirling through the leaves on the maple trees found throughout the community.

This Mt. Pleasant Community website provides visitors an opportunity to see the difference and how neighborhood leaders, political leaders, residents, local businesses, organizations, families, friends and every day people are constantly engaged in a collective effort for the “Mt. Pleasant Community… A Pleasant Place to Be.” This is not just a visionary phrase, but a mirror of the present and the future.