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How South Beach became popular (before it became too popular): Today South Beach, Miami FL is no longer known as a place
The preeminent event for art and technology: “This (Hatchfest) (profiled yesterday) looks really cool! But for us who don’t
Film, music, writing, fine arts, fashion, photography, architecture, design…: …are some pretty desirable talents in establishing both a cultural and economic
Best (big) cities for young professionals: Where to go if getting a job is just as important as
Neighbors form their own development firm to do it right: As they say, if you want something done right, do it yourself,
Time for indie tenants to meet real estate investors halfway: While it’s time for real estate investment to catch up to the
Time for real estate investment to catch up to the market: Where are the majority of our country’s real estate development investment dollars?
NY follows France’s lead with bike sharing: Good ideas spread fast. It’s not official yet, but New York City
Using wikinomics to enliven your neighborhood: Yesterday we took a look at the rising need to capture a
Rise of the wiki community: Hundreds of people in your neighborhood have moments of brilliance on what
Attainable urban live-work flex housing: In Michigan the housing market is ‘absolutely horrendous’, according to Geoff Greeneisen,
Pittsburgh’s Cool Space Awards 2007: If you’re looking for a cool workplace you need a service like
What makes a ‘Fast City’?: The previous entry profiled The 30 Fastest Cities to Work, Live and
The 30 Fastest Cities to Work, Live and Play: What better source than Fast Company magazine to list the fastest cities
Pike Place Market – most successful in the U.S.: Why is that Seattle’s grungy Pike Place Market is celebrating its 100
Portland Public Market – design isn’t enough: In the heyday of cities, indoor public markets were as popular in
Triple bottom line retail: Cool towns are all about local indie businesses, and that’s why it’s
What does the triple bottom line have to do with cool places?: First of all, what is the triple bottom line (3BL)? It’s a
Reader Q&A: Beta communities and economic integration: “Have you explored how beta communities would incorporate affordable housing and/or economic
The Beta Community Challenge!: A major reason why developers find strip malls and office parks so
Reader log: Having the market come to you instead: We’re all familiar with the public market as either a large regional
How ‘community’ is driving the trend toward ‘local: The more our everyday products and experiences, restaurants and stores, are offered
How ‘status’ is driving the trend toward ‘local: Are you on the ‘in’ or ‘out’ list? Are you with the
Social responsibility a boon to local neighborhoods: How valued is the word local in the modern economy? A lot.
Community vs money? Is it really that simple?: Balancing a sense of community vs. financial wealth isn’t a known inversely
Vienna, Austria – The origin of ‘coffee culture: No, coffee culture did not originate from that corporate chain based in
WSJ: ‘TODs’ are hot: What do investors think of TODs? (Transit-oriented development) The Wall Street Journal
Top 10 ways to build a modern sense of community: A common question is how does one build a sense of community?
Pasadena’s urban village a result of city’s vision: A year and a half ago we profiled Pasadena’s Central District Specific
The kind of developer every cool city needs…: …and that’s an Eve Picker. Trained as an architect/urban designer, Eve is