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No Signs of Conflict at Boise’s Historic Reserve Street Armory
Brian Krier | Mon, Jun 16th, 2008 | City: Boise | Tags: brian krier, boise, idaho, community organization, adaptive reuse, boise east end, historical preservation, sustainable development, wpa | 3
Built by the WPA in 1937, the Reserve Street Armory sits dilapidated and abandoned in a pocket of Boise’s East End neighborhood. Although the city originally slated the building for auction this fall, a community group’s concentrated effort to preserve the Armory has created a prime opportunity for cooperation between residents, developers and city hall – and all stand to benefit.
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Headlines
Flock to Barack, $2,000 to stay off drugs and a housing shortage
David Anderson | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, barack obama, david anderson, foreclosure, john mccain, alaska, mcdonalds, day-care cuts, boise, trader joes, greenhouse effect, stay off drugs | 0
Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries
Senator McCain chalked up another, and Senator Obama won his eighth consecutive state moving him ahead of Senator Clinton. CNN reports “Obama’s wins in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia primaries propelled him past Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for delegates.” Obama’s increased success was aided by the female vote and overwhelming “close to 90 percent” black majority. “According to exit polls out of Virginia and Maryland, Obama…
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The Daily Report
Boise’s successful west end project
Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Feb 8th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, eminent domain, boise, boise west end project, jason stotts, ada county highway district | 0
They get it in Idaho: multi-use urban developments are a concept that everyone, not just high-brow academics, can understand and contribute to. Renovating under-developed and deteriorating neighborhoods doesn’t have to involve the threats of “eminent domain” or the public relations facade of concern for “the greater good.” In Boise’s West End, a low-income neighborhood sandwiched between an ambitious downtown area and the Boise River, developers are sitting at the same table with…
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