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Guerrilla Gardening

May 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve been meaning to post this article from the NY Times Architecture Issue for a while, about Guerrilla Gardening, “the cultivation of someone else’s land without permission.” I think our social services non-profits should train people in this subversive spread of growing things.
Guerrilla Gardening in London – Richard Reynolds – NYTimes.com
Just after sunset on one [...]

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Tags: urban core

Providence gets another NYT mention

March 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

We’re getting popular around the NY Times. Here’s a recent feature article from the Real Estate section featuring Buff Chace, Bert Crenca and the emergence of Downcity. I think Bert is doing a great job preventing Downcity from becoming a monoculture, and I really look forward to his new building and the hacker space within.

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Tags: real estate · urban core