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Looking for a model downtown music festival?: Check out Austin’s South by Southwest, better known as SXSW. Is it
Best place to live if gas goes to $10/gallon?: New York City, according to SustainLane, a nonprofit website for healthy and
And the winner for best ‘third place’ for teens is…: Manboo in Japan. Maybe. Think of it as a social hangout/cafe/living room/gaming
From brownfield to community: Yesterday’s entry profiled how a subdivision was practically transformed into a small
When 2250 homes replace 64…: Environmentalists value land preservation. Commuters hate traffic. Home buyers can’t afford single-family
Make way for the retail condo: We know about the residential condo craze, but do you know about
Why an entrepreneur has a hard time watching TV…: …and why third places are crucial to job growth. First, a brief
So what kind of ‘loft’ is it really?: Everything and anything remotely resembling a residential loft is being marketed as
…and at $112/mo., it’s not hard out here for a writer: Seems like writers have it good in Manhattan as far as workplaces
Workplace for $133/month in Tribeca, NY?!: Yep, it’s true, but only if you’re a writer and you know
What’s the neighborhood downtown version of the TV guide?: For the MidCity, Washington DC neighborhoods, it’s www.midcitylive.com, an updated version of
Can cities prosper ‘slowly’ in a fast world?: First of all, what would a slow city be? Primarily, it’s one
Is your city ready for the ‘matriarch economy’?: 10 million firms (48% of all privately-held firms) have 50% or more
Ultra-affordable urban green housing?: It’s a brand new building. It’s in the heart of San Francisco.
What is the mother of all art events?: That’s easy – Art Basel in Switzerland and Miami Beach are the
What’s a successful monthly downtown event?: While the last entry listed a series of neighborhood downtown events, the
Any good ideas for neighborhood downtown events?: Just as a theater doesn’t come to life unless it has a
How can Times Square make room for its crowded pedestrians?: Manhattan has a definite problem with running out of space for its
How much are women influencing the future of our neighborhoods?: More and more every year as evolving demographics show, with positive results…
Do you need $$$ to translate innovation into revenue?: According to a new study of a thousand companies, The Resilience Report,
Taking affordability in housing to new levels: How can one afford own their own home and live in the
How do you breed innovators in your bohemia?: Well, it’ll take more than just pretty lights. Assuming that there indeed
How did bohemia become a given in every town today?: Just a few decades ago if you were a bohemian, you’d have
Calling on cooltown-oriented developers: Each week I receive inquiries from cities that want to provide incentives
BusinessWeek recognizes urban movement: The urban movement is indeed gaining momentum, yet it’s still not near
Lessons learned from a grassroots multi-merchant event: The U Street Shopper Social in MidCity, Washington DC, highlighted yesterday, has
Merchants take matters into their own hands: Yesterday’s entry on how independent businesses can work together by forming strategic