David Shoe Co. Ghost Signage in the West End

This compound, at the corner of Central Ave. and Findlay St. in Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood, is covered in ghost signs. Yes! It was once home to the David Shoe Co., as these large signs make plain. These windows remind me of Spencer Finch’s High Line installation, but these variegated shades of blue are the [...]

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Elsewhere

Commuting on Foot: our new OTR neighbors on the joys of their shortened commute. If You Could Design Something That Would Make Your Neighborhood Healthier, What Would It Be?: brilliant and brief answers. Coyotes, Raccoons Are Prowling New York City in Seemingly Record Numbers: craziness. Detroit Leads the Way in Urban Farming: awesome, but I [...]

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Seed Bombs in Fredericksburg

Our Midwest seed bombs are now available at the Sprout Flowers at 104 East Austin St. in Fredericksburg, TX. Is Texas in the Midwest? No, not exactly, but our low-maintenance wildflower mixture works just fine out there.

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First Queen City Art Rack in Over-the-Rhine

Yesterday I attended the Queen City Art Rack dedication in front of Coffee Emporium at 110 East Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine. Entitled Tour de Cincy, it was designed by Pam Kravetz, Carla Lamb, and Karen Saunders and fabricated by Vulcane Industrial Arts. Check out this article for more information about this ArtWorks project.

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Signs of Life by Jackie Chang

Signs of Life by Jackie Chang is located in the MTA‘s Metropolitan Avenue/Grand Street station in Brooklyn. The mosaic installation features witty word plays through parts of the subway station.

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Keep Cincinnati Secularly Humanist

Sigh… I hope this doesn’t seem spiteful, but I am not at all surprised by these recent modifications to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful‘s Future Blooms project in Over-the-Rhine.

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Elsewhere

Graffiti Artist Banksy Leaves Mark on Detroit and Ignites Firestorm: Detroit gallery steals site-specific street art? WTF? A Tourism-Lovers Lane: a slow lane for slow-moving tourists? Yes. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation: insanity in Dumfries, Scotland. Soho Alliance Says Whoa to Chinatown BID: crazy talk from warring neighbors includes choice nuggets like “When the Martians [...]

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Seed Bombs in Kennebunkport

Kennebunkport, Maine — it’s a beautiful town, with a name that’s fun to say. We’re proud to announce that Daytrip Society, a super-cute shop in Kennebunkport is now carrying our East Coast seed bombs. Located at 4 Dock Square, the store is “a resource for daytrippers of all kinds, carrying a mix of eco-friendly and [...]

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Coney Island of the Mind

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Seed Bombs in Sonoma

Okay, so maybe the famed California Wine Country doesn’t much beautification, but our West Coast seed bombs are now available at Junipero & Co. in Sonoma, a shop which specializes in home decor, artisinal foods, cookbooks, culinary antiques, and Wine Country mementos.

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