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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

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From the article: What’s featured here is not definitive, and perhaps not even fully representative of what it looks like to have an artistic space of one’s own in the city. The Times article is more photo essay, but like the Equinox Studios article, has some kernels of wisdom on how properties have been able to remain comparatively low rent.

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New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco

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"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses.

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

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. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown revitalization: the Portland State story and more ," 2014 -- " Better2016 (..)

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November 2016 | The Past as Prologue: A Discussion with PMRA Founder H. George Frederickson, By Rosemary O’Leary*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

The deadline to apply for the editorship for PPMG has been extended to March 1, 2017. There is definitely a need for creativity.”. We look forward to a new editor to lead the way with PPMG as well as continued excellence in the editorship of JPART. We will be scanning the globe for such leadership as PMRA grows. [ George asked.

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What is the competitive advantage for the post-covid city? Doubling down on place values

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While this criticism can be extended to most services delivered by bureaucratic organizations, it's definitely the case that students in public schools are "customers" too, and thinking about and addressing their comfort likely will have a positive impact on educational outcomes.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

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And sports betting , which is now legal in many states, and would experience a local bump maybe in association with an All Star Game, definitely with the Super Bowl. But it's not huge when it comes down to it. Although not in Utah, where gambling is not legal. Snowbird Resort, Little Cottonwood Canyon. Skiing + the All Star Game.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

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But definitely eater-tainment. See item #10 in " Creating a Silver Spring "Sustainable Mobility District" | Part 3: Program items 10-18 " (2017), for the concept. Use spaces in an expanded Eastern Market campus, such as for a volunteer fair (" Community engagement #1: Capitol Hill Volunteer Fair this Saturday ," 2016).