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October 15, 2014

Pennsylvania’s Beer Economy

Allentown PA, Beer • Tags: Allentown PA

Pennsylvania’s Beer Economylead-15
by John Tierney
Brewers have been perfecting their recipes in this part of the country since the middle of the 19th century. (Read it here.)

October 13, 2014

California High-Speed Rail No. 12: All Aboard for the Chronicles

Fresno CA, High-speed Rail

All Aboard for the California High-Speed Rail Chronicles!lead-16
by James Fallows
In next month’s election, Jerry Brown is seeking a fourth term as California’s governor and public support for his plan for a north-south bullet train to transform travel in a car-dependent state. Here is more of what’s at stake.  (Read it here.)

October 11, 2014

Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part

Arts, Columbus OH, Community Redevelopment • Tags: Columbus OH

Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part

Photo by Jessica Phelps

Photo by Jessica Phelps

by James Fallows
A soft-power approach to hard economic and social problems (Read it here.)

October 10, 2014

How to Attract Artists to a Down-And-Out Neighborhood

Arts, Columbus OH, Community Redevelopment • Tags: Columbus OH

How to Attract Artists to a Down-And-Out Neighborhoodlead-17
by John Tierney
Columbus, Ohio, has figured out how to draw creative types to an area it is hoping to revitalize. (Read it here.)

October 7, 2014

How the Boy Scouts Are Adapting to Modern American Life

Allentown PA, Local Institutions • Tags: Allentown PA

How the Boy Scouts Are Adapting to Modern American Lifelead-18
by James Fallows
A local example of a century-old organization finding a new place and role for itself (Read it here.)

October 7, 2014

How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities?

Allentown PA, Local Institutions • Tags: Allentown PA

How Are the Boy Scouts Doing in American Cities?lead-19
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.)

October 6, 2014

Re-Knitting the Frayed Social Fabric: What Libraries Can Do Reply

Civic Life, Local Institutions

Re-Knitting the Frayed Social Fabric: What Libraries Can Dolead-12
by James Fallows
As Ohio goes, so goes the nation—or at least we can hope so in this case. (Read it here.)

October 6, 2014

Not Your Mother’s Library

Civic Life, Columbus OH, Local Institutions • Tags: Columbus OH, Libraries

Not Your Mother’s Librarylead-20
by Deborah Fallows
How Columbus, Ohio, is building community spaces for the 21st century (Read it here.)

October 5, 2014

Urban Comeback Stories in Two Swing States

Allentown PA, Columbus OH, Community Redevelopment • Tags: Allentown PA, Columbus OH

Urban Comeback Stories in 2 Swing Stateslead-10
by James Fallows
Tales from two cities, plus the secret of the writing life (Read it here.)

October 1, 2014

Remaking Columbus’s Most Downtrodden Neighborhood

Columbus OH, Community Redevelopment

Remaking Columbus’s Most Downtrodden Neighborhood
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by John Tierney
Franklinton long has been called “The Bottoms.” But not for much longer. (Read it here.)

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