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Category Archives: Communications
Favorites of 2019
Below are my favorites in film television, books, and music for 2019, subject to possible additions during the last two weeks of the year. Films Released and Seen in 2019 Favorite Drama Ford vs. Ferrari – favorite overall motion picture … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Communications, culture, entertainment, film, history, literature, movies, music, music reviews, Science fiction, songs, Television, video, writing
Tagged Better Oblivion Community Center, books, Ford vs. Ferrari, movies, music, The Raconteurs, Tom Waits, TV
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World’s largest “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg” suffix cities
By far the longest and most geographically diverse list to date identifies cities and towns of 10,000 residents or more whose name contains the suffix of “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg.” Cities/towns for four (4) continents are represented – Europe, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, history, North America, place names, placemaking, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged bourg, burg, burgh, cities, etymology, history, place names, toponymy, towns
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Largest exclusively Esports gaming arenas
Zhongxian E-Sports Stadium – Chongqing, China = 7,000 seats (2018) Fusion Arena – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania = 3.500 seats (2021) Esports Stadium – Arlington, Texas = 2,500 seats (2019) Esports Arena – Santa Ana, California = 1,400 seats (2015) Esports Arena … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, Communications, culture, economic development, entertainment, esports, fun, geography, land use, placemaking, planning, sports, technology, urban planning
Tagged arenas, computers, esports, gaming, technology, venues, video games
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Proposed City Theme Songs
The following are my choices for the song(s) that should be used as the theme song or anthem for the selected cities listed below. Some are familiar, some historic, some new, some inspirational, some witty, and some are even … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, government, history, marketing, music, place names, placemaking, satire, songs, Travel, Welcome, writing
Tagged advertising, anthems, branding, marketing, promotion, songs, theme songs, tunes
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Temples of Jazz – The Theatres
This is the second blogpost of our series on the Temples of Jazz. The initial post was dedicated to the ballrooms and dance halls. This one will cover those theatres(ers) where jazz musicians performed during the Jazz Age, while … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, geography, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, music, placemaking, Radio, songs, theaters, tourism, Travel
Tagged Chitlin' Circuit, jazz, music, TOBA
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Ten Planning Lessons from Traverse City
Now that we have lived in Traverse City for almost four years, it is time to list the ten top planning lessons learned from our hometown. Sometimes, evaluation of the places closest to you are the toughest. Smaller cities and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, air travel, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, demographics, diversity, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, environment, family, gay rights, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, Sexism, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, Welcome
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Geography of the Jazz Age in North America
The Jazz Age represented the musical form’s peak period of popularity between 1920 and 1960. While New Orleans, Kansas City, Chicago, and New York were and remain the preeminent epicenters of jazz, in many other cities across the country, vibrant … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, gentrification, geography, government, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, music, music reviews, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, Radio, social equity, songs, theaters, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged highways, jazz, Jazz Age, Kansas City, music, New Orleans, racism, urban renewal
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Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
Favorite craft brewery names/logos/slogans and why they are so good: *BEST NAME: Stormcloud Brewing of Frankfort, MI – This is my all time favorite name for a brewery and they have a great logo, as well. If you’ve ever seen a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, beer, branding, brewpubs, business, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, breweries, brewpubs, business, fun, logos, marketing, slogans, taglines, Third places, travel
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Tri-Cities and Quad Cities
The following are lists of urban regions and metropolitan areas that have developed into a multiple-nuclei of either three (3) or four (4) traditional core communities. By traditional, I mean something other than a suburban edge city (i.e. Tyson’s Corners, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, fun, geography, history, land use, Maps, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning
Tagged branding, Fyrstad, Quad Cities, Trestad, Tri-Cities, Tricity, triopolis, triple cities
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