Pittsburgh
Oakland-Downtown Pittsburgh transit plan full of promises but short on funding (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Suburban Pittsburgh leaders push for bicycle lanes (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
New Ohiopyle Visitors Center offers spectacular views (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
American Theater Magazine looks at Pittsburgh's site specific Quantum Theatre (American Theater Magazine)
Frostburg, Maryland
Two public sculptures unveiled on Allegheny Passage Bike Trail
Pennsylvania
A growing force in PA: Independent voters
Cleveland
The rise of the Cleveland Museum of Art (Belt Magazine)
Ohio Magazine features walkable Cleveland suburb of Lakewood as one of the states best hometowns (Cleveland.com)
Republican National Convention sparks inflated rental market (Cleveland.com)
PlayhouseSquare lights up for Winterfest 2014 (wkyc.com)
Shipping container architecture trend expands in Cleveland (wkyc.com)
Akron
Devo co-founder, Mark Mothersbaugh and film director, Wes Anderson consider concept of surreal theme park in Akron (Time Magazine)
Other Urbanism and Architecture News
Share of first-time home buyers hits 27 year low (Wall Street Journal)
NFL Teams harness stadiums as museums (New York Times)
Great Lakes cities found at the intersection of walkable and affordable (Great Lakes Echo)
Why middle class Americans can't afford to live in liberal cities (The Atlantic)
The case for trailer parks : Pre-fab homes grow as affordable quality housing option (National Journal)
Smartphones vs. taxi drivers (Reason)
Is the U.S. ready for seniors who want to stop driving? (Streetsblog)
Judge slams door on Uber in Nevada (KOLO8 News)
Where are the world's most dangerous transit systems for women? (CNN Travel)
New York City transit ranked safest for women among 16 major metro systems (Metro)
Why Minneapolis' beautiful bike freeways are totally the best (Grist)
Are walkable neighborhoods and bike lanes only for the creative class? (Public CEO)
Tiny houses have a not so tiny problem (Fast Company)
Tiny houses save Orlando owners money (Click Orlando)
Documentary to explore racism in transportation planning
(Streetsblog)
In violent Venezuela bulletproof everything (Yahoo News)
Ten little cities near D.C. with awesome urbanism (Greater Greater Washington)
Other Arts and Archeology News
Alberto Giacometti's Chariot sculpture expected to break record, sell or over $100 million (CNBC)
Chris Ofili's thumping art history lesson (New York Magazine)
The Getty unveils unpublished cache of Joseph Cornell's letters (Hyperallergic)
Columbian art is having a moment (The Art Newspaper)
Documenting caves used in the Irish War of Independence
Basquiat's unseen notebooks coming to the Brooklyn Museum (The Art Newspaper)
Fake Monet forgeries hit the auction block (Artnet)
Crowdsourcing may be transforming the film industry (Wired)
Amelia Earhart plane fragment identified (Discovery News)
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Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Weekly Arts & Urbanism Roundup
I pretty much dropped doing weekly news roundups a few years ago. Likewise, the monthy regional arts preview took too much work.
At least for now, I am trying to bring the roundup back.
A selection of recent arts & urbanism news.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh CityLab creates a Tiny House in Garfield- documents the process on Tiny House Journal Blog.
Ex Steelers, Baron Batch John Malecki create a Homestead Art Studio & Marketing company.
Artist, Alexandre Arrechia will speak about his 3 temporary public sculptures downtown & lead public art tour. I love these works and meant to do a post about them.
The Amazing Bicycle Heaven bike museum & store may be the subject of a reality show- ala American Pickers. Counting Cars, American Restoration.
Pittsburgh Comic Artist, Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree volume II hits the stores. Follow his twitter feed for updates on events and book signings.
Fight to save The Carrie Furnace Deer ramps up and gets some national press
City rolls out, Mighty Beautiful, national ad campaign.
Cleveland
Cleveland area considers Gay Games a huge success.
The fifth annual Weapons of Mass Creation festival draws more than 2000 creatives from around the world
Cleveland leaders look at Indianapolis's Cultural Tail bike path. (See NY Times article about the path)
Youngstown
The Ballyhoo Music Festival in Austintown, Ohio headlined by Bootsy Collins & Michael Stanley & The Resonators. (This could be a festival to watch)
A selection of recent arts & urbanism news.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh CityLab creates a Tiny House in Garfield- documents the process on Tiny House Journal Blog.
Ex Steelers, Baron Batch John Malecki create a Homestead Art Studio & Marketing company.
Artist, Alexandre Arrechia will speak about his 3 temporary public sculptures downtown & lead public art tour. I love these works and meant to do a post about them.
The Amazing Bicycle Heaven bike museum & store may be the subject of a reality show- ala American Pickers. Counting Cars, American Restoration.
Pittsburgh Comic Artist, Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree volume II hits the stores. Follow his twitter feed for updates on events and book signings.
Fight to save The Carrie Furnace Deer ramps up and gets some national press
City rolls out, Mighty Beautiful, national ad campaign.
Cleveland
Cleveland area considers Gay Games a huge success.
The fifth annual Weapons of Mass Creation festival draws more than 2000 creatives from around the world
Cleveland leaders look at Indianapolis's Cultural Tail bike path. (See NY Times article about the path)
Youngstown
The Ballyhoo Music Festival in Austintown, Ohio headlined by Bootsy Collins & Michael Stanley & The Resonators. (This could be a festival to watch)
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