Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Many years ago Leimert Park in Los Angeles was featured in the Washington Post as a black-business district (" Los Angeles's Black Pride: Taking In the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park ," places , 2006). I visited it back then and wasn't impressed. But it provided the bones for a model. Especially with amped up investment.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Slow Dough Real Bread Book , published by the Real Bread Campaign in the UK is interesting. Real Bread Campaign 's book on CSBs, Knead to Know. Photo © Victoria Harley / Nourish Books Baking. More has just been re-published in a second edition. He compiled recipes into My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In college in the early 1980s, the University of Michigan repositioned its focus on fundraising (what universities call "development") in part by hiring a top development official from Stanford, creating a new campaign, etc.--the the University has successful raised billions since.

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Transportation Social Media Fundraising Development 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Having worked in student call centers and volunteered for local campaigns in high school, Earp was immediately intrigued by the position. A path to public service It was while working in the banking industry straight out of college that Earp first learned about the job of a city manager.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Many years ago Leimert Park in Los Angeles was featured in the Washington Post as a black-business district (" Los Angeles's Black Pride: Taking In the Retro Vibe of Leimert Park ," places , 2006). I visited it back then and wasn't impressed. Also see " Leimert Theater: Envisioning a Neighborhood Landmark ," KCET.

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Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. The Complete Guide to City Living , 2004, Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Retirees and Empty Nesters , 2006, both by Kyle Ezell), but mostly in weak market cities where the office districts were depopulated by business. schools (and daycare).

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Public Safety Parks And Recreation Housing Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

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