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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Feb 6th, 2012 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: |
A plan to redevelop downtown Akron has proven that it can pay itself off and then some. Will a combination of infill, density and diversification of business help get the former rubber capital of the world back into shape? (
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Liz Lipsitz | Jan 2nd, 2012 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Buffalo |
While Buffalo’s growing season is decidedly short, local gardeners know how to make the most of their time in the dirt. (
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Chris Hawley | Oct 27th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy | Region: | Cities: Buffalo |
Buffalo is calling! And it wants you to know its steel mills closed down like 30 years ago, the Blizzard of 77 is so yesterday, and the Buffalo wing was invented way back in 1964. Your impressions of Buffalo are so out of date.
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Colby King | Mar 10th, 2011 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Pittsburgh |
Before January’s Super Bowl, Leaders of the Pittsburgh and Wisconsin Technology Councils made wagers involving a robot, a video game, and “green gasoline,” in addition to the typical snacks and beer. Both regions viewed the big game as an opportunity to redefine their cultural identity. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Nov 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
“Micro-entrepreneurship” and “right sizing” are catch phrases in the urban lexicon that ignore cities’ roles as sites of physical production. Places like Detroit would do well to generate knowledge sector employment but shouldn’t be abandoned as manufacturing centers. (
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Sharon Carney | Sep 22nd, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, Detroit |
Last Friday, the German Marshall Fund hosted a workshop called “Regional Governance and Economic Transformation in Older Industrial Cities” in Detroit. Sharon Carney attended and reports here. (
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Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Feb 13th, 2009 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Urban Nation |
A dispatch from the Northeast-Midwest Institute’s Revitalizing Older Cities Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Nick Lalla | Dec 18th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Several attempts to include cities as a category worthy of consideration for the new breed of government financial bailout packages have been made recently. Now, a new letter from a non-profit urban revitalization group is making the rounds, collecting signers and support before trying its hand at asking for state money for ailing urban centers. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 8th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Michelle Kuly, our publisher and fearless leader (referred to as “The Winnipeg Woman” by CBC), is denied re-entry into the U.S., Ringo Starr meets Billy’s shears, Hillary Clinton’s proposed Rust Belt revival, New Orleans hosts Jazz fest, Seattle saves art spaces ... this and more in today’s headlines. (
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A plan to redevelop downtown Akron has proven that it can pay itself off and then some. Will a combination of infill, density and diversification of business help get the former rubber capital of the world back into shape? (keep reading…)
While Buffalo’s growing season is decidedly short, local gardeners know how to make the most of their time in the dirt. (keep reading…)
Buffalo is calling! And it wants you to know its steel mills closed down like 30 years ago, the Blizzard of 77 is so yesterday, and the Buffalo wing was invented way back in 1964. Your impressions of Buffalo are so out of date. (keep reading…)
Before January’s Super Bowl, Leaders of the Pittsburgh and Wisconsin Technology Councils made wagers involving a robot, a video game, and “green gasoline,” in addition to the typical snacks and beer. Both regions viewed the big game as an opportunity to redefine their cultural identity. (keep reading…)
“Micro-entrepreneurship” and “right sizing” are catch phrases in the urban lexicon that ignore cities’ roles as sites of physical production. Places like Detroit would do well to generate knowledge sector employment but shouldn’t be abandoned as manufacturing centers. (keep reading…)
