Humid Beings

Rock ‘n’ Bowl owner gets permission to demolish pair of houses for parking lots

757 days ago

I was a fan of his, not anymore... The threat to sue the neighborhood association for opposing him seems inappropriate.…

It ain't over

759 days ago

The latest from Cree McCree, market maven, nutria designer and flea market queen:The Great Blue Nile Costume Bust ain't over…

Tactical Urbanism

761 days ago

from StrongTowns website:DateWednesday, April 13, 2011 | AuthorCharles MarohnSometimes we want to make change but working within the system is…

Creative economy: It's a rhizome, not a tree root.

762 days ago

Reading this morning about the Travellers, Irish nomadic people that little has been written about. They may be descendants of…

Tomgram: Engelhardt, This Can't End Well | TomDispatch

764 days ago

No it can't.Tomgram: Engelhardt, This Can't End Well | TomDispatch

BBC interview 1 year after

766 days ago

Fishers and their supporters talk about the disaster's aftermath, a year into it.BBC

What is apathy?

766 days ago

Creative economy filibuster relies on roots

769 days ago

So, let's imagine a tree:Glossy leaves, wide trunk and branches supporting birds in almost every part of its foliage, shading…

Dear BP

769 days ago

Midwestern life is designed for comfort

771 days ago

Nice and simple and without bitterness or cuteness, this description of the author's life in Madison, Wisconsin will help dispel…

Planners OK erasure of Mid-City street grid to create gigantic med-center ‘super block’

772 days ago

Another example of death by developer in another city in America:Planners OK erasure of Mid-City street grid to create gigantic…

Creative economy filibuster

776 days ago

As you can see from my most recent series of posts on this blog, I am trying to come to…

Localism Index

778 days ago

The link to the national localism index is at the end of this piece, thanks to The New Rules Project…

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, The Earthquake Kit | TomDispatch

782 days ago

Once again, Rebeccca Solnit adds some value to the conversation; no question that disaster recovery has long needed another voice…

economics explained by awkward cartoon characters

782 days ago

I hope this is what remains for future worlds to study us.click here for YouTube video

carpetbagger (pronunciation):  kay•kay•prah•jex

783 days ago

Jesus.carpetbagger: def- either a malevolent or well-intentioned seizure of a conquered or currently-at-risk culture or its goods. Haphazardly embedding a…