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Aaron Lewis | Apr 11th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Aaron Lewis ventures inside the University City Arts League, a nonprofit dedicated to education and cultural enrichment in the arts, where local children and adults can practice both art and community-building. (
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Christine Fisher | Mar 31st, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is launching a two-year, work and education-based fellowship program that will recruit professionals from across the country to work rebuild the city. Applications are due April 15. (
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Johanna Hoffman | Feb 21st, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
PennPraxis Executive Director Harris Steinberg talks with Johanna Hoffman about the central Delaware development plan, which engaged thousands of Philadelphians in the planning of an important waterfront district. (
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Next American City | Jul 23rd, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
RSVP now for a panel discussion at the National Building Museum about the new book, Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty. Panelists include Alan Berube, Susan Popkin, Roger Williams, Susan Wachter and Ira Harkavy.
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Amy Smith | Apr 27th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Detroit, New York |
With a little help from writer/activist Eli Clare, Amy Smith explores the physical connection we feel to the place we call home. (
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Amy Smith | Apr 14th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Amy Smith looks at the mixed messages in a recent report about the state of Philadelphia. While the job market is struggling, the housing market gives reason to hope. (
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Amy Smith | Mar 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Austin, Philadelphia |
NAC’s Amy Smith writes about her work at a Philadelphia soup kitchen, and how her experience there has changed her view of hunger in America’s cities. (
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Nick Lalla | Dec 3rd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
The award ceremony for the 3rd Annual Ed Bacon Student Design Competition were handed out to teams of young urban planners last night, and focusing on food seemed to be the way to get the prize money. The winning entries after the jump. (
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Michelle Kuly | Nov 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Check out up-to-the-minute posts from our “Reimagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil” correspondents Lloyd Alter (
TreeHugger and
Planet Green), Ryan Avent (
Grist), Nate Berg (
Planetizen), Andrew Blum (
Metropolis and
Wired), Randy Crane (UCLA School of Public Affairs) and Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson (
New York Times Magazine,
Architect, and
Metropolis), all right
here. (
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Nick Lalla | Oct 28th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia |
This weekend I attended a University of Pennsylvaia Institute for Urban Research conference called “The Shape of the New American City.” It started with academics and city employees quietly discussing new research on urban density and market trends. It drew to a close with Chris Matthews fielding a sea of energetic questions about Sarah Palin and Joe Six-Pack. Here, I try to figure out what it all means. (
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Aaron Lewis ventures inside the University City Arts League, a nonprofit dedicated to education and cultural enrichment in the arts, where local children and adults can practice both art and community-building. (keep reading…)
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is launching a two-year, work and education-based fellowship program that will recruit professionals from across the country to work rebuild the city. Applications are due April 15. (keep reading…)
PennPraxis Executive Director Harris Steinberg talks with Johanna Hoffman about the central Delaware development plan, which engaged thousands of Philadelphians in the planning of an important waterfront district. (keep reading…)
RSVP now for a panel discussion at the National Building Museum about the new book, Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty. Panelists include Alan Berube, Susan Popkin, Roger Williams, Susan Wachter and Ira Harkavy. (keep reading…)
With a little help from writer/activist Eli Clare, Amy Smith explores the physical connection we feel to the place we call home. (keep reading…)
Amy Smith looks at the mixed messages in a recent report about the state of Philadelphia. While the job market is struggling, the housing market gives reason to hope. (keep reading…)
NAC’s Amy Smith writes about her work at a Philadelphia soup kitchen, and how her experience there has changed her view of hunger in America’s cities. (keep reading…)
