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  The Wildflower Wars

  Simmons Buntin | Thu, May 15th, 2008 | City: Denver | Tags: environment, tucson, simmons buntin, denver, new urbanism, civano, hoa, sense of place, yard, master-planned communities, flowers, nature in the city, landscaping | 1

  A dazzling wildflower season spells trouble for the master-planned communities that spread like invasive weeds along the edges of urban areas across the West.  How are the wildflower wars being waged, and why is it important to have natural yards in cities, anyway?

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  Oh how we miss the old New York! Or: What does it mean to be nostalgic for something you never knew?

  Hayley Richardson | Wed, Feb 20th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, gentrification, manhattan, sense of place, jane jacobs, the old new york, nostalgia, authenticity, mary cantwell | 2

  Maybe it was Nathaniel Rich’s recent lament in the New York Times, or the idle chatter in the NAC office, but it seems that lately, the word on everyone’s lips is that they miss the old New York. I’ve been hearing complaints such as “it’s not real anymore,” “everyone’s been pushed out,” and “it’s like a museum.” Apparently, New York (specifically Manhattan) has become a simulacra of itself.

  Sure, I’ve read Mary Cantwell and Jane Jacobs and lament the fact that New York no longer…

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