Archive | July, 2012

Actually Being Urban #2- Finding Diversity and Cleaning Clothes At the Laundromat

Share So your clothes are dirty. The hamper is overflowing. No big deal right? The washer and dryer are in the closet. Or maybe you have to lug them downstairs, but nevertheless, laundry machines are never too far away. Unless you are me and living in Downtown Greensboro, without the rental machines that cost way [...]

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Strengthening and Creating the Urban Arts District

Share From my observations, downtowns across America live and die by their arts institutions. I know this is the case in Greensboro. We are currently debating the need for a new performing arts center downtown, thanks to the need to update our current civic center auditorium and the opportunity to pay down debts. Yet, if [...]

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Please Excuse My Absence…I’ve Been On a Journey

Share I had no intention of leaving the blog idle for this long. Yet, occasionally, living the actual life of an urbanist gets in the way of being able to write about it. Yet while away from my urbanist pen, I was able to experience two key events that I think have major significance in [...]

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Why Do Southerners Go Crazy Over Snow?

Because it happens just enough to both enchant us and drive us crazy.

Mixed-Use Ain’t Always Pretty

Let’s not fall into the trap that mixed-use is only a building code or type.

Maintaining Good Places, My One Wish for 2013

Shiny new places are great, but I want us to maintain the places that are already great.

Kwanzaa’s Seven Principles and the Community

Kwanzaa is more than a African-American holiday. It is a holiday that celebrates the best of our communities.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! New Things to Come for the Black Urbanist

Wishing everyone a prosperous holiday season, where giving and loving is number one in all of our communities! Meanwhile, a few reflections on what’s next on the blog.

The Black Urbanist Podcast-Episode 1

ShareHappy birthday to me! I’ve chosen to share a gift with you, the first episode of my podcast. Stream right [...]