October 2009
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“Sheltams Farmers Market Newsstand is one of the social nerve centers within the...”
– Last stand for newsstands: Read all about it — latimes.com
Oct 28th
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Oct 24th
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In Austin, Texas, Restaurants Uchi, Olivia and... →
Oct 19th
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Oct 4th
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“Other cities once lauded as youth magnets fell off the radar. Naples, Fla.,...”
– The Next Hot Youth-Magnet Cities - WSJ.com
Oct 2nd
September 2009
8 posts
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Sep 26th
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Making Suburbia More Livable for Retirees -... →
Perhaps the most ambitious effort in the U.S. to develop lifelong communities is taking place in and around Atlanta.
Sep 26th
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Shopping center anchored by Publix coming to... →
“There are 41 current and planned subdivisions in the surrounding area with 5,500 existing homes and a total of 11,540 homes expected by 2014.”
Sep 24th
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Houston: Growing And Changing : NPR →
Sep 21st
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“Houston regulates land use almost as intricately as cities with zoning by...”
– Marginal Revolution: The myth of “no zoning” in Houston
Sep 21st
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Sep 21st
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Dumpsters - the ultimate urban symbol →
Sep 9th
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Ross Racine: "The subjects of my recent work may... →
Sep 4th
August 2009
8 posts
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Makeover of Sharpstown mall in doubt in legal... →
A plan to turn Sharpstown Center into a $350 million mixed-use development has come under fire from the mall’s owner and manager, who allege in a lawsuit that their rejected proposal was improperly used to help another developer make its own bid. The board of the Southwest Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone recently voted to support a plan by a local real estate firm to redevelop the...
Aug 26th
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“New Jersey, an unfortunate interlude between New York and Philadelphia, has long...”
– Made in New Jersey - Counterfeit Chic
Aug 24th
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Ruined Nation - Abandoned places documented by... →
Aug 24th
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“In a highly unusual decision for a news organization, Time has purchased a...”
– Bill McGraw: Media giant buys Detroit home for reporters to track city | Detroit Free Press | Freep.com
Aug 17th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 11th
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“In 2004, her eighty-eighth year, Jane Jacobs published her last book, Dark Age...”
– New York: The Prophet - The New York Review of Books
Aug 8th