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  NAC attends ‘Reinventing Older Communities - How Does Place Matter?’ conference

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Events | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, downtown, infrastructure, architects, politicians, highway, michael nutter, valentino castellani, peter steinbrueck, federal reserve bank, how does place matter, italian, italy, peter kelley, 2006 winter olympics, highway teardown, torino | 0

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia sponsored a three-day conference at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel from March 26 to 28, 2008. “Reinventing Older Communities” drew hundreds of politicians, planners, and architects, including Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter and former Mayor of Torino, Italy, Valentino Castellani, whose administration served during the 2006 Winter Olympic games. The focus of the conference was sustainable design with consideration to historic urban communities.

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  Whites and coloreds: Laundering racism with bad advertising

  Matt Stroud | Fri, Feb 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: color, advertising, italian, laundry, feministing | 0

  Probably doesn’t fit neatly into the category of “city issues,” but we can make an exception every now and then—particularly when something falls into the category of either “real dumb” or “offensive advertising.” This happens to fit both. Have a watch, and be patient—the 180 doesn’t happen until about 30 seconds in.

  Now. I know what you’re thinking: ”Finally, an ad that’s offensive to both black and white people!” But not so fast. Before you jump to conclusions, the smarmy, Italian…

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