I am very pleased to announce that For the Love of Cities is now available in e-book format in the Amazon Kindle store! Very exciting and I know eagerly awaited by those who prefer this format. I love my Kindle reader on all my devices! Check it out here – http://amzn.to/4tlocebook
Show your love of cities with these great new shirts from my friends at STL-Style!
To order – http://stl-style.com/_product_62180/City_Love
On 11/11/11 it was my honor to be a speaker at the inaugural TEDx Iowa City event. For a first time event, they knocked it out of the park with a great venue, cool stage and a wonderful array of speakers; local, national and international!
In the book I write about how city themed tattoos are the equivalent of “marrying” your city. A tattoo, like a marriage, is a near permanent commitment and whenever I see people with their city etched into their body, I know that person has a special relationship with their place. And perhaps none more so
In June I wrote a piece called “The Surprising Life in America’s Dying Cities” for Infrastructurist.com. The piece highlighted the amazing things that were happening in the cities designated by Newsweek Magazine in January as the 10 most “dying” places. Needless to say, the cities on that list were not happy with the tag placed
Does NYC love you back? This new app and website tracks the loves and hates people have for the city. As was pointed out by one resident, being able to express your emotions for the city, good or bad, is important.
On Monday, October 3rd, I will be speaking at the Emerge Tampa Speaker Series for the young professionals of the Tampa Chamber. We will be talking about the role that young professionals play in making great cities. The event will also include an interactive component that will invite creative input from the group. For more
Available now on Amazon.com in paperback and as an e-book.