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Diana Lind | Next American City | Dec 28th, 2011 | Topic: Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
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Matt Milloway | Dec 27th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Kansas City |
Tulsa and Kansas City, Missouri broke ground on new sports arenas in 2005 only to open them during the recession without major sports franchises. Whether these stadia were a good idea sparked debate back in August. (
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Alex Ihnen| nextSTL | Dec 1st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: St. Louis |
The St. Louis Arch, a memorial to Thomas Jefferson and the westward expansion of the United States, is crucial to the city’s identity. But a highway and a “crushing maze of infrastructure” separate the city, arch, and riverfront. Now there’s a chance to rethink the highway — will St. Louis take it? (
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Michael R. Allen | Nov 10th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: St. Louis |
The remaining wild acres of Pruitt-Igoe, one of the country’s most infamous former housing projects, now sit hiding in plain sight. While the Gateway Arch beats the pulse of a proud city, Pruitt-Igoe murmurs its shame. What should this land become? Michael Allen, a local activist, is searching for an answer. (
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David Jurca | Oct 24th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
In Cleveland, an ordinary downtown parking garage was temporarily transformed into a lively public outdoor performance venue, complete with friendly elevator operators, lawn seating, local food concession stands and a fountain pond growing lettuce. (
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Aditi Mehta | Oct 24th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, Midwest, South, West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles, New Orleans |
Like people, these misplaced chairs bring different personalities to the street and even tell stories about their respective neighborhoods. Sometimes they hang out on the sidewalk for a while, but most of the time they don’t linger long. (
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Aaron Lubeck | Oct 6th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: St. Louis |
Bob Cassilly was not a card-carrying preservationist, but over the course of his career he seemed to have repurposed more architectural salvage than anyone else in the world. He traversed the line between sculpture and architecture, creating unique adaptive re-use projects across the United States. (
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Paul Crabtree | Sep 28th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco |
A night at the symphony or the opera is one of the pinnacles of western artistic experience, yet these corporate arts institutions are becoming unable to attract audiences to their performances, and have recently begun to close down in record numbers. (
keep reading…)
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 26th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, New York |
Next American City talks with Gary Hattem, President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, about the role of the private sector in advancing more equitable, vibrant and opportunity-rich cities.
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 22nd, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cincinnati |
Chad Wick runs the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, which is hoping to revolutionize the education system in the United States through a model known as Strive. He talked with Next American City about what Strive has achieved in Cincinnati through collaborative action, philanthropy and new leadership models. (
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In September, Next American City held a live blog of Living Cities’ 20th anniversary. As part of that event, NAC interviewed several of Living Cities’ board members. Here, Rip Rapson talks about Living Cities’ work in Detroit. (keep reading…)
Tulsa and Kansas City, Missouri broke ground on new sports arenas in 2005 only to open them during the recession without major sports franchises. Whether these stadia were a good idea sparked debate back in August. (keep reading…)
The St. Louis Arch, a memorial to Thomas Jefferson and the westward expansion of the United States, is crucial to the city’s identity. But a highway and a “crushing maze of infrastructure” separate the city, arch, and riverfront. Now there’s a chance to rethink the highway — will St. Louis take it? (keep reading…)
The remaining wild acres of Pruitt-Igoe, one of the country’s most infamous former housing projects, now sit hiding in plain sight. While the Gateway Arch beats the pulse of a proud city, Pruitt-Igoe murmurs its shame. What should this land become? Michael Allen, a local activist, is searching for an answer. (keep reading…)
In Cleveland, an ordinary downtown parking garage was temporarily transformed into a lively public outdoor performance venue, complete with friendly elevator operators, lawn seating, local food concession stands and a fountain pond growing lettuce. (keep reading…)
Like people, these misplaced chairs bring different personalities to the street and even tell stories about their respective neighborhoods. Sometimes they hang out on the sidewalk for a while, but most of the time they don’t linger long. (keep reading…)
Bob Cassilly was not a card-carrying preservationist, but over the course of his career he seemed to have repurposed more architectural salvage than anyone else in the world. He traversed the line between sculpture and architecture, creating unique adaptive re-use projects across the United States. (keep reading…)
A night at the symphony or the opera is one of the pinnacles of western artistic experience, yet these corporate arts institutions are becoming unable to attract audiences to their performances, and have recently begun to close down in record numbers. (keep reading…)
Next American City talks with Gary Hattem, President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, about the role of the private sector in advancing more equitable, vibrant and opportunity-rich cities. (keep reading…)
Chad Wick runs the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, which is hoping to revolutionize the education system in the United States through a model known as Strive. He talked with Next American City about what Strive has achieved in Cincinnati through collaborative action, philanthropy and new leadership models. (keep reading…)
