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It’s nice to have you in Birmingham

Although it began as attempt to mask the city’s problems, the Magic City’s unofficial slogan has become an emblem of civic pride. –Birmingham magazine, September 2018

Creative live-work spaces are seen as one solution to area’s housing needs

Part one in a four-part series examining potential solutions to Colorado housing challenges. Click through for the full series. –Glenwood Springs Post Independent, July 31, 2018

Connected city

Eight years ago, the Red Rock Ridge and Valley Trail System was merely a plan. But mile by mile, it’s begun to link Jefferson County. –Birmingham magazine, June 2018

Home is where the art is

Intimidated by collecting art? You’re not alone–but there’s no need to fret. Learn how–and why–to make art part of your everyday life. –Birmingham magazine, April 2018

How the Muscle Shoals sound made a rich brew out of rock, country and R&B —What It Means to Be American, Jan. 4, 2018

A quarter of Garfield County’s workforce and rising, newcomers are essential to economy —Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Sept. 4, 2017

Triple Take BraggTriple Take

The podcast about how books, movies and music shape us. –The link above will take you to the iTunes store, where you can subscribe. Read the podcast introduction at AL.com.

Why does the city’s key historically black cemetery suffer from a lack of maintenance unseen at other area graveyards? –The Birmingham News, July 24, 2016

Screen Shot 2015-04-26 at 4The Promise of the $20,000 House

In Alabama, the Rural Studio design workshop has spent years refining prototypes for a cheap, well-made small house. Soon, they’ll start selling the plans. –CityLab.com, Feb. 3, 2015

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