How to Attract Artists to a Down-And-Out Neighborhood
by John Tierney
Columbus, Ohio, has figured out how to draw creative types to an area it is hoping to revitalize. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Cities/Towns We’ve Reported On
How the Boy Scouts Are Adapting to Modern American Life
How the Boy Scouts Are Adapting to Modern American Life
by James Fallows
A local example of a century-old organization finding a new place and role for itself (Read it here.)
How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities?
How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities?
by John Tierney
A visit to the headquarters of the Minsi Trails Council in Allentown, Pennsylvania, reveals the lasting influence of the organization—and some of the challenges of modern parenting. (Read it here.)
Not Your Mother’s Library
Not Your Mother’s Library
by Deborah Fallows
How Columbus, Ohio, is building community spaces for the 21st century (Read it here.)
Urban Comeback Stories in Two Swing States
Urban Comeback Stories in 2 Swing States
by James Fallows
Tales from two cities, plus the secret of the writing life (Read it here.)
Remaking Columbus’s Most Downtrodden Neighborhood
Remaking Columbus’s Most Downtrodden Neighborhood

by John Tierney
Franklinton long has been called “The Bottoms.” But not for much longer. (Read it here.)
A Day on the Road: A Story-Map View of Allentown
A Day on the Road: A Story-Map View of Allentown
by James Fallows
What you find is usually not quite what you were looking for. (Read it here.)
The Iron Pigs Come to Allentown
The Iron Pigs Come to Allentown
by Deborah Fallows
Changing the spirit of a town with sports (Read it here.)
Water, Water Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
Water, Water Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
by James Fallows
Allentown deals with fiscal problems from its past with a bet about water supplies for its future (Read it here.)
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
by John Tierney
“We’ve got unfunded obligations in the hundreds of millions. What can we leverage?” (Read it here.)