As I was driving to a meeting yesterday where I met with fellow young folks to brainstorm some new activities for downtown, I saw this strange cloud coming up from behind a bridge. I’d seen some strange clouds in the past few days, especially around the snow coming in. However, the cloud quickly got darker… Continue reading Placebook: It All Fell Down and It Rises Back Up
Month: January 2014
Placebook: Spring Today, Winter Tomorrow, Summer Next Week and Fall?
After the eventful day we had yesterday, I felt like I needed to remind folks what is proper to do when weird weather comes around. Please pass that PSA around to folks, because we are not out of the woods yet for extreme cold, extreme heat, snow, ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and anything else… Continue reading Placebook: Spring Today, Winter Tomorrow, Summer Next Week and Fall?
What Should You Do When Weird Weather Shows Up?
So we’ve had another situation of weather causing bizarre things to happen. Whether it’s snow in Atlanta or a major hurricane in New York, Americans seem to never tire of comparisons to the zombie apocalypse or The Day After Tomorrow. Never mind that in a few weeks we’ll forget this never happened, while those affected… Continue reading What Should You Do When Weird Weather Shows Up?
Placebook: Snow Crazed, Still Here
So yeah, this happened yesterday. If you read the blog before noon, you’ll note that I had a note about the State of the Union last night. However, that speech would never be able to capture my shock at what has happened in Atlanta and Birmingham thanks to the storm. The Atlantic has a great… Continue reading Placebook: Snow Crazed, Still Here
Placebook: It’s A Desert After All
This is Placebook. Here you will find the news you need every weekday to create and maintain awesome cities, towns, neighborhoods, farms and everything in between. Subscribe on the left to get this information in a daily email and share using the social buttons below. So the USDA has declared parts of Greensboro a food… Continue reading Placebook: It’s A Desert After All
Placebook: A Sense of Motion and Mobility
The Snowy Owl in DC. An expert on stealth motion and mobility. Photo Credit: Brandon Funkhouser. First and foremost, congrats to Duncan Crary, for this write-up in the Albany Business Review, that area’s local business journal. He’s another young guy, in a smaller city, who’s managed to craft his own small, but fairly prosperous, living, by… Continue reading Placebook: A Sense of Motion and Mobility
Placebook: Dreaming of Trains and Books
This is Placebook. Here you will find the news you need every weekday to create and maintain awesome cities, towns, neighborhoods, farms and everything in between. Subscribe on the left to get this information in a daily email and share using the social buttons below. Prior to waking up this morning, I had this dream… Continue reading Placebook: Dreaming of Trains and Books
Placebook: News and Views for January 23, 2014
This is Placebook. Here you will find the news you need every weekday to create and maintain awesome cities, towns, neighborhoods, farms and everything in between. Subscribe on the left to get this information in a daily email and share using the social buttons below. A Message from Kristen I first discovered MindMixer at a… Continue reading Placebook: News and Views for January 23, 2014
Placebook: Kinda Snowy Now
This is Placebook. Here you will find the news you need every weekday to know more about how to create and maintain awesome cities, towns, neighborhoods, farms and everything in between. Subscribe on the left to get this information in a daily email and share using the social buttons below. Last night those of us… Continue reading Placebook: Kinda Snowy Now
Placebook: The Streets Dream On
However you spent yesterday, I hope it was a great day of service, reflection and gratitude to how far we have come and have to go in human relations and civil rights. Not only did the front page of yesterday’s News and Record address the issue of the MLK Drive dream deferred, but Colorlines has… Continue reading Placebook: The Streets Dream On