kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Aesthetics and Design, Pawlikowski on IDA, and Playgrounds of Ice


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. The Economic Value of a Unique Place: When it comes to communities, aesthetics and design are economics, because they are critical to … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Aesthetics and Design, Pawlikowski on IDA, and Playgrounds of Ice

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Cultural Districts and Keys to an Attractive City


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. Cultural Districts as Community Connectors: Those working in cultural districts (should) constantly mold their programming, projects, and policies to meet the unique … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Cultural Districts and Keys to an Attractive City

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Small-Town Sustainability and the GFFF Announcement


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. Greater Farmington Film Festival Announces Lineup: Films that touch on the topics of human trafficking, the power of music, and more will … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Small-Town Sustainability and the GFFF Announcement

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On the Film “Red” and a Love Letter to a City


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. How to Paint a “Love Letter” to a City: He says he hopes that people will be inspired by the work … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On the Film “Red” and a Love Letter to a City

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Parking, Transit, and a Renovated Theater in Farmington Hills


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. How Walking, Biking, and Mass Transit Move Us Toward a Brighter Future: Transportation accounts for 25 percent of household costs in … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Parking, Transit, and a Renovated Theater in Farmington Hills

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: What Makes a Livable City?


We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. What is a Livable Community or City?: Towns and cities themselves are art. You can’t see it at 50 mph or very … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: What Makes a Livable City?