Urbanism, culture, idiosyncrasy
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New and Old #270
I’ll be doing some traveling and will be taking off from the posting schedule here, which I’ve not done since starting this in 2021; I think I deserve it! I’ll see you at the end of the month.
Why Kissas Intrigue (Places for People), Craig...
Undervalued Cities
Which places should we be thinking about?
I saw this social media post recently, and I think this is a really good question:
Stuck(ey's) In Time
What Do You Think You're Looking At? #270
I saw this postcard scan in a Facebook post from Greg Gillette, a great local history expert in Hillsborough Township in New Jersey (I elaborated on a post from him here, too):
Could You Do A Food Tour In Your Old Suburb?
One unorthodox way of appreciating suburbia's cultural diversity
I have a new piece up at Greater Greater Washington that I’m really proud of: it’s an account of a very neat food tour I attended in Annandale, Virginia with Virginialicious,...
New and Old #269
Zoning and culture, zoning and culture again, drinks and culture, and American textiles
Why I care about zoning, Fried Kielbasa, March 30, 2026
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