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The Magic of Legacy Shops Comes Back to Life in Buffalo
The Magic of Legacy Shops Comes Back to Life in Buffalo Buffalo's new zoning code allows for long-abandoned neighborhood retail -- corner stores, bars, and other commercial buildings -- to be reopened as commercial, with reduced regulatory hurdles and no...
The Coliseum, Tulsa | The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog
The Coliseum, Tulsa | The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog Photo of Tulsa's indoor sports arena, taken from a high vantage point (likely from the Philtower), showing lettering on the roof, presumably for the benefit of passing planes, identifying the...
"Not for Camera View" -- Strong Towns
"Not for Camera View" -- Strong Towns Photographer Johnny Sanphillippo's habit of photographing ordinary places has attracted a fair amount of negative attention and suspicion over the years. "Why not capture what the landscape really looks like? America is mostly...
Dinosaur Fever - Sinclair's Icon - American Oil & Gas Historical Society
Dinosaur Fever - Sinclair's Icon - American Oil & Gas Historical Society Sinclair began marketing under the symbol of the brontosaurus (as it was then called) in 1930. The company displayed life-size dinosaur models at the World's Fairs in Chicago...
Why Walkable Streets are More Economically Productive -- Strong Towns
Why Walkable Streets are More Economically Productive -- Strong Towns "Visit the most thriving commercial district in any city -- the one full of shops and restaurants and people -- and I would bet that it's an area where walking...
Why California Leaves Its Homeless Out in the Sun - WSJ
Why California Leaves Its Homeless Out in the Sun - WSJ An unintended consequence of criminal justice reform measures that reduce penalties, such as Oklahoma's SQ 780: More crime. "Another apparent culprit is Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot initiative that...
Alice's Oxford | Peter Hitchens | First Things
Alice's Oxford | Peter Hitchens | First Things Peter Hitchens writes (beautifully)of the Oxford of the past, the Oxford of the imagination, and the Oxford of today. "So as I walk along the riverside pathways, or slip into the college...
Enough With the 'Enough with Jane Jacobs' Already! | Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields
Enough With the 'Enough with Jane Jacobs' Already! | Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields Roberta Brandes Gratz shoots back at detractors of Jane Jacobs and citizen involvement in the planning process. "My favorite...
A Happy Medium: How to Make Your Last Name Plural This Christmas Season
A Happy Medium: How to Make Your Last Name Plural This Christmas Season Don't make Kate angry with your Christmas card. Click the link to find out how to form the plural of your last name correctly. "...I find a...
Scientists Discover Children's Cells Living in Mothers' Brains - Scientific American
Scientists Discover Children's Cells Living in Mothers' Brains - Scientific American "The physical connection between mother and fetus is provided by the placenta, an organ, built of cells from both the mother and fetus, which serves as a conduit for...
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