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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

