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Outside the Bowery Ballroom in New York. Photo by roeyahram on Flickr.

Gentrification: Small business survival

May 20, 2014

Ever since gentrification has existed, there have been constant struggles between existing and the new residents, who bring with them cultures, preferences, lifestyles, and spending habits which greatly alter t...

Waltz sod farm in Waltz, Michigan. Photo by thisincredibleworld on Flickr.

Farmers and Urbanists Unite!

Chris Matus

February 17, 2014

Community and Neighborhoods, Economic Development

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A Michigan Farm, Courtesy of Maureen "Mo" Reilly on Flickr. “Two urban planners walk into the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference.” It sounds like the start of a joke. But there my wife and I were, weav...

The Business of “Off-season”

Justin Barker

December 6, 2013

Economic Development

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Before I moved to Aspen, I never even thought about an “off-season”. Growing up in the Midwest, things pretty much remained the same year-round, except winter didn’t exactly generate the same hype it does out ...

Ice Cream. Courtesy of infowidget on Flickr

The Horrors of Opening an Ice Cream Shop in SF – By the SF Planning Department

John Cruz

February 7, 2012

Videos

You have to respect planners that favor stripping down red tape and making new business easy. This video, produced by the San Francisco Planning Department, shows what a pain it can be for new businesses to ope...

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Gentrification: Small business survival

Farmers and Urbanists Unite!

The Business of “Off-season”

The Horrors of Opening an Ice Cream Shop in SF – By the SF Planning Department