Nikos Salingaros writes for the Martin Center about problems in current architecture instruction. We are at a pivotal point in recognizing the relationship between the built and natural environments and…
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist is no fan of the more grotesque Halloween displays on neighborhood porches and lawns. [L]ots of people are rude, tasteless, and selfish. Of course, since…
Courier-Tribune series on Asheboro’s “big city” problems. First up—‘hanging out’ in Bicentennial Park: Claudia Ainsworth, who manages Morings, the Randolph Arts Guild gift shop on Sunset Avenue, has seen comings…
Saluda wants a streetscape plan. The sidewalks are cracked and sinking, and it only makes sense to bury utility wires and make things pretty while redoing the concrete. Such plans…
Common taters responding to an article in the Mountain Xpress about a park proposed for the land across the street from the Basilica St. Lawrence are engaging in discussion I…
N&O reports the state House of Representatives will send a total of $1.25 million to 13 towns for downtown revitalization, while in a separate Senate allocation Sen. Trudy Wade “will…
Squatters had long been partying on a plot in Waynesville. Without clear title, the town was powerless to arrest squatters on the property for trespassing. It had become a party…
The City of Asheville is considering regulating busking. The problem, we are told, is safety. Buskers crowd sidewalks. Crowds gathered to watch them crowd sidewalks and spill onto roads. This…
There have been a few stories lately about Sylva’s parks. They indicate the greenspaces are very bawdy, and that teenagers don’t have a life. Their parents drop them off at…
The Norfolk Southern owned a small bit of semi-abandoned railroad. Friends of the Ecusta Trail had hoped they could have it for a public greenway. Norfolk Southern, instead, sold it…
For a week or two, headlines have run about the gazebo planned for the Town of Franklin. The town polarized when the Avant Garde objected to their ostracization by the…
Representatives of city council met with business owners and advocates for the homeless to discuss ways to improve the scene downtown. As it turned out, many others attended the meeting,…