Haven't been able to keep up weekly link posts.
Anyway, here are a bunch of recent Art and Urbanism links I found interesting.
Cleveland
The next must-live Cleveland neighborhood is... (Freshwater Cleveland)
One of Cleveland's critical, loved artist studio buildings to become office space (Freshwater Cleveland)
Mountain Bike Pump Track coming to South Euclid (Freshwater Cleveland)
Huffington Post names Cleveland number one "Beercation Destination". (Huffington Post)
Jetsetter names Cleveland one of the top 10 new food cities (Jettsetter.com)
Cleveland Performance Art Festival archives moves to Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland.com)
Cleveland Warehouse District Festival brings acrobats, music, art, cute dogs to downtown (Cleveland.com)
Anish Kapoor's shiny C curve sculpture outside of The Cleveland Museum scorches grass (Cleveland.com)
Bike Sharing grows in Cleveland, with art museum, library, other new locations (Cleveland,com)
Stylish new Cleveland School of the Arts building opens in University Circle (Cleveland,com)
Pittsburgh
Want to turn Pittsburgh into a power player? Make flying to and from easier. (Pop City)
My response here
Time for a long overdue talk about Pittsburgh's waterfront stadiums (Diggingpitt)
With parking on North Shore in flux, developer gets extension on apartments (Stadium owners have to allow apartments under deal that guarantees parking) (Pittsburgh Post Gazette_
Recent Penn Plaza evictions highlight East Liberty's severe lack of affordable housing. (Pittsburgh City Paper)
Pittsburgh task force on affordable housing to convene Thursday (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
City affordable housing task force convenes for the first time (Essential Pittsburgh)
Why blacks are not part of the vision of a Pittsburgh "comeback". (Pittsburgh Courier)
Is East End renewal really "black removal?" (Pittsburgh Courier)
Free Jazz pops ups in unexpected hot spots (Pop City)
As bicycle commuting rises, so does the danger of pedaling by trucks (Public Source)
Pittsburgh rated a favorite food city by Livability.com
Find unforgettable art in a most unlikely place: A Pittsburgh Mattress Factory (NPR- National Public Radio)
Fuerza! event celebrates Latinos making a difference in Pittsburgh (Pop City)
What happens in Pittsburgh stays in Pittsburgh (An honest post about the isolation of Pittsburgh's art scene) (Pittsburgh Articulate)
Other Urbanism and Architecture News
How conservative pundits have become the most vocal champions of smart urban planning (Pacific Standard)
Is this how to keep Indy's gentrifying neighborhoods affordable to homeowners? (IndyStar)
Ferguson: The black iron fences of St. Louis (Belt Magazine)
10 years of change: The evolution of Detrot's non motorized transportation network (Model D)
Hypergentrification and the dissapearance of local businesses (Governing)
America's biggest problem is concentrated poverty, not inequality. (Citylab)
Do outdoor smoking bans mostly punish the homeless? (Citylab)
Coming soon to America, one fare card for all transit (Citylab)
Florida's privately funded passenger rail plan chugs forward amid opposition (Citylab)
Should Tampa Bay embrace new urbanism? (Tampa Bay Times)
When sports fans fight, Why violence in the stands, online rage are spreading (The Seattle Times)
Pentagon orders Ferguson to return Humvees amid concerns about police militarization (Rawstory)
Art, Archaeology and Design news
Wind powered sculptures designed to outlive us all (Hyperallergic)
A new museum is a beacon for lighthouse history (Hyperallergic)
Cannabis discovered in pipes in William Shakespeare's gardern (The Telegraph)
Have humans evolved to love art? (Artnet)
New York's Hasted Kreutler Gallery closes amid accusations of financial misdeeds (Artnet)
Honolulu Museum sues art collector for nearly $1 million over donation of allegedly smuggled artwork (Artnet)
Sotheby's misses estimates in "bumpy" second quarter (Artnet)
Queen Nefertiti's burial chamber could lie behind Tutankhamun's tomb (The Art Newspaper)
Memorable Moments in the History of Strong Towns
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