Metro and ArtWorks to Turn Bus Shelters into Art: more public art for downtown and Over-the-Rhine!
One Small Step for Detroit, One Giant Leap for Museum Ethics (Maybe): crazy drama; Detroit’s emergency manager attempted to seize the permanent collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts to pay off the city’s debt.
Embrace the Worldwide Movement Against Gentrification: “Around the globe, there’s a shared, growing worry about economic forces driving working-class people out of urban centers.”
The Giant Rubber Ducky Is Migrating to Pittsburgh: Rubber Duck by Florentijn Hofman will make its US debut in September.
St. Regis Cab Call: a super-cool and mysterious old sign in Manhattan.
Colgate Clock in Jersey City to Get Torn Down, Upgrades: Jersey City can’t seem to leave an icon alone.
Hip Williamsburg Trendsetters Invent ‘Movie Theaters’: in Brooklyn, life imitates The Onion…
Love, love, love the Gawker story.
That Gawker piece made me LOL! Oh, precious Brooklyn…
In regards to Detroit – “carpetbagging” comes to mind.