Belk at Four Seasons Mall IHOP on Hillsborough Street Two Guys Pizza on Hillsborough Street Wachovia at Spring Valley Plaza All these things used to be on the corner of something. All these places are places I made memories in. All of these places are gone or soon to be
The Raleigh I Knew
Quite simply, the Raleigh I met when I first went off to college in 2004: –Had yet to air condition the dorm I lived in and introduce on campus apartments for freshmen. –Hadn’t introduced downtown apartments (and student housing) on a mass scale. Now, it seems like a new unit
By Kristen Jeffers
Atlanta/Cities/Family and Place/Government/Issues and Ideas/Politics of Place/Raleigh/snow
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
By Kristen Jeffers
Atlanta/Brooklyn/Cities/Cityreads/Cleveland/creative placemaking/DC/Durham/Government/Greensboro/Housing/Links/miami/Rail/Raleigh
Placebook: The Little Blue Walking Dot
Hey Hey, it’s Friday! And with that, I’m looking forward to a quiet evening of sewing at home with my mom and a Saturday and Sunday filled with who knows what else? In the meantime, I know at least one day of this weekend I’ll be a part of Greensboro’s
By Kristen Jeffers
Alexandria/Arts Districts/Atlanta/Cities/Cleveland/downtown/Durham/Greensboro/Jobs/Links/miami/New York City/Pittsburgh/Raleigh/Retail/Transportation
Placebook: Snow, Maybe?
Good Friday morning folks! Some of you are snowed in. Some of you are just cold. Count me in the cold bunch. If you want a good laugh, take a look at my account of what happens when we actually do get snow down South. Whatever is going on outside,
By Kristen Jeffers
Book Club/Cities/Civic Inferiority Complex/Family and Place/Greensboro/New York City/Raleigh
Make Your City
This weekend marks five adult years of residence in my hometown of Greensboro, NC. To say that I moved back here kicking and screaming is an understatement. To say that staying here is what I imagined myself doing at this point in time is also inaccurate. However, the one
Why Homeless and Homeless-Ally Suppression Has to Stop if We Want Good Places
An analysis of the recent decisions to prohibit the homeless and services to the homeless from operating.
Reconciling Education Reform and New Urbanism
I once read an article in the News and Observer that illustrates the true effect of the modern neighborhood school. In this article, schools in wealthy neighborhoods had established private foundations, some that were able to pay teachers outside of state funding. This is on top of the money raised
By Kristen Jeffers
Cities/Greensboro/Issues and Ideas/Politics of Place/Raleigh/Things At a Place/Transportation/What is urban planning?
My Own Letter to the Nation, In Terms of the State and the City
Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?- “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” On Election Night, President Barrack Obama earned a second term. Pot and gay marriage are
The Urban Hierarchy is Dead
The urbanist blogosphere has been on fire again over this idea of an urban hierarchy . I love Aaron Renn’s commentary as a whole he’s traditionally highlighted small cities. I also believe that he’s only digging deeper into what others have already said, namely Richard Florida, on the state of
