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Arkansas led the nation in measuring obesity in kids. Did it help?

GCN

In 2003, Arkansas became the first state to send home "fat letters" or BMI reports about all students as part of a broader anti-obesity initiative. At least 23 states followed Arkansas’ lead. Some have since scaled back their efforts.

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Tales of Small Business Success

First State Insights

Clair founded Tail Bangers in 2003, and she was named the 2022 Delaware Small Business Person of the Year. Earlier in her career, she was Regional Assistance Division Manager for the U.S. Clair founded Tail Bangers in 2003, and she was named the 2022 Delaware Small Business Person of the Year.

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Camden Yards baseball stadium is 30 years old

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Camden Yards in 2003. The Ringer has an excellent article, " The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports ," assessing the contribution of Camden Yards--a throwback designed baseball stadium which opened in 1992--to baseball, other professional sports, and cities. Getty Images photo.

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Weird intra-governmental spat in DC over the Washington Nationals stadium

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I guess that Greg O'Dell, long time CEO, left for the private sector a couple years ago (" Greg O’Dell Named OVG360 President for Venue Management ," SportsTravel). Plus, they are crappy at managing non-sports functions in their spaces. And it could be about the director, who is new and interim.

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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

My overall take is that revitalization and commercial district success requires constant, ongoing management. Ironically, one of my early issues was overconcentration of liquor stores on H Street--I was even featured in a Post article about it in 2003. Both have effects. That certainly seems like an overconcentration.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

When it came, in 2009, it was less deadly than expected, but that does not negate the possibility of a highly contagious disease with a case fatality rate equivalent to that of SARS in 2003, namely 10%. are crises which have to be managed simultaneously at several levels, from international to local.

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A follow up on the H Street article: Learning from Philadelphia | More sophisticated daypart, retail, cultural, and experience planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I suggested something like this to the DC Main Street program in 2003, but it was too ambitious for them to understand.) Such programs and relatedly, business plan competitions, should really be run at the scale of a city (something I suggested to DC Main Streets in 2003, but they couldn't wrap their head around it). The concept?

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