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Live from “The Jacobs…”: City rivalries need to get less rational, more obsessive
Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Feb 18th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, baltimore, scientology, fbi, ikea, iraq war, grammys, city awards, the jacobs, rivalries, washington, dc | 0
City rivalries: They dramatize professional, college and high school sports, but why don’t they exist in other areas like education, quality of life or public art? There’s nothing wrong with healthy competition. There’s also nothing wrong with obsessive competition; if cities are going to fight over who has the most efficient mass transit system, for example, it will produce a lot more for residents than a world series win.
Let’s get this thing started. We need something to spark…
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