And Now for Something Saner and More Positive: Fresno, Erie
by James Fallows
New notes on Fresno and Erie (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Cities/Towns We’ve Reported On
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
Old City, Old Buildings, New Life
by Deborah Fallows
An art museum with a long history reinvents itself with passion and an entrepreneurial spirit. (Read it here.)
The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
by Deborah Fallows
Quoddy Village was built ahead of its time.
(Read it here.)
Erie’s Unlikely Benefactor: Its Casino
Erie’s Unlikely Benefactor: Its Casino
by James Fallows
Legalized gambling is a familiar part of the modern American landscape. But an innovative scheme in a lakeside city in western Pennsylvania shows new possibilities for putting casino revenue to positive public use.
(Read it here.)
Little Town, Big Art
by Deborah Fallows
“The arts” might seem a frill or nicety. In Eastport, Maine, they’ve been at the center of economic and civic plans and have helped the little city “punch above its weight.”
(Read it here.)
A Waterfront Library
by Deborah Fallows
In Erie, Pennsylvania, a public institution is building on its nautical past to open a world of opportunity for local residents. (Read it here.)
The World Comes to a Tiny Town: Eastport’s Lesson in Globalization
The World Comes to a Tiny Town: Eastport’s Lesson in Globalization
by James Fallows
Even the most remote-seeming corners of America can find themselves in the middle of quick-moving global trends. (Read it here.)
Eastport Update: Electric Power from the Sea
Eastport Update: Electric Power from the Sea
by James Fallows
An update on what’s happening in Eastport, Maine — three years after our first reporting trip there. (Read it here.)
‘America is a Dream Country’
by Deborah Fallows
What does it mean to spend years as a Syrian refugee and then land in a brand new life in Erie, Pennsylvania? (Read it here.)
Erie’s New American Dream
by James Fallows
Relying on media or political voices alone, it’s easy to see places like the Rust Belt as blighted and economically run-down. But innovation, creativity, and diversity are redefining the nation’s mid-sized cities. (Read it here.)
American Futures 