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  Driving Through Detroit

  Diana Lind | Thu, Aug 21st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Detroit | Tags: detroit, artists, urban renewal, detroit free press, palmer woods, demolition | 1

  One of the most-commented-on stories from Issue #19 of Next American City is Rob and Andy Linn’s take on demolition in Detroit. I recently came across an old piece by Bill McGraw of the Detroit Free Press where he drove 2,700 miles —every block of Detroit — during four months. In a five-part series, he explains that the city looks a lot worse — and better — than he thought.

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  Elusive Street Art Unites Urban Dwellers Online

  Brian Krier | Fri, Jun 6th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: blogging, internet, art, brian krier, urban art, interaction, banksy, artists, streetsy, street art, gothamist, jake dobkin | 0

  To some, the term “street art” is merely a glorification of vandalism, a common hallmark of urban blight. But for many others, street art is a legitimate form of expression and a vital component of the urban experience. Artists and enthusiasts share a common ground: the Internet, where street art takes on its most unifying and democratizing form.

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  Op-ed: Why Booming Cities Still Need Visionary Mice—and Artists

  Next American City | Mon, May 26th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: gentrification, next american city, artists, carly berwick, soho, op ed | 0

  Carly Berwick, contributing writer for Next American City, wrote this op-ed in the fall of 2007 about the significance of arts gentrification in SoHo and how the same principles can be applied to other cities

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