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- Grand movie palaces of Northern Michigan
- 4/5th’s of Fleetwood Mac are infinitely better than most musicians
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Category Archives: Love
“A Handmaid’s Tale” – Is fiction becoming reality?
Though written 32 years ago, the dystopian theocratic society described in Margaret Atwood’s striking novel bears an uncanny likeness to what is (and has been for some time) being preached and advocated by far-right political and religious zealots in our … Continue reading
Posted in art, book reviews, books, Canada, censorship, civics, civility, Communications, culture, feminism, futurism, human rights, humanity, Labor, literature, Love, Religion, Women, writing
Tagged A Handmaid's Tale, fiction, Margaret Atwood, novels
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Rad quotes from “The Minimalists”
In case you have never heard of The Minimalists, they are two gentlemen, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, who have jettisoned rampant consumptive consumerism and adopted a lifestyle of minimalism. In other words, they have rejected the continuous accumulation … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, branding, civility, consumerism, culture, economics, education, entertainment, family, health, humanity, literature, Love, minimalism, sustainability, writing
Tagged capitalism, consumerism, minimalism, self-worth
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Building a peaceful community with good planning
Building a peaceful community does not just result from how we treat one another (see previous post), but can be literally develop based on how we design our communities and allocate funding. The days of the “wrong side of the … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, airports, Alternative transportation, architecture, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, environment, gentrification, geography, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Love, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, pollution, poverty, rail, revitalization, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged community, diversity, inclusiveness, love, peace, people
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Cities with a Homeless Bill of Rights
On November 2, 2015 the City Commission of Traverse City adopted a Bill of Rights for homeless residents of the city. I am so very proud of my new home town for having taken this important and compassionate step. In … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, culture, health, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Love, planning, politics, social equity, urban planning
Tagged cities, homeless, laws, Rights
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Homelessness in paradise
Since moving to Traverse City approximately six months ago we have observed a number of political and planning issues that are fairly common in larger cities, but which have percolated to the surface here more recently as the region has … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, demographics, economics, health, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Love, planning, politics, poverty, social equity, Statistics, unemployment, urban planning
Tagged cities, homelessness, housing, land use, poverty
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Even paradise has cloudy days
Over the past few months my praise and love for the Traverse City area has been expressed in many posts here on Panethos, on Facebook, or in conversations with family and friends. But even paradise on Earth can have cloudy … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, Biking, books, brewpubs, cities, civics, civility, Communications, environment, family, geography, health, history, holiday, humanity, Love, movies, nature, pictures, placemaking, reading, seasons, tourism, Travel, weather
Tagged cities, climate, family, friends, geography, humanity, introspection, love, Miracle on 34th Street, movies, Northern Michigan, quotes, seasons, Traverse City, Up North, weather
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Blue Waters: An ode to Lake Michigan
BLUE WATERS (An ode to Lake Michigan) by Rick Brown ____________ Sacred blue waters Beckon to me Wherever you are Come to the sea * Crystal blue waters Welcoming me Marvelous vistas For reflective retreat * Blessed blue waters Smile … Continue reading
