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Craigslist Heartbreak Turned Into Art

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM

A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | Comment

Goodbye George Washington: Should Neighborhoods Adopt Their Own Currency?

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Five years ago we all gushed and oohed over how the Internet had shrunk the world, bringingMoscow as close as Massachusetts. In reaction against growing globalism we now cebrate the local: we buy carrots from nearby farms, and the ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT | Comment

Work Experiences of Immigrants

BY Laurence Shatkin
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jul 29, 2009 at 1:48 PM

This week I came upon a study of the importance of networks in the job-seeking efforts of immigrants, and it reminded me of my own grandparents’ experiences as immigrants. It also led me to some research about the entrepreneurial ...READ»

CULTURE | 2 comments

Ciao, Jury Duty

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Apr 22, 2005 at 4:42 PM

As you may recall, I was recently tagged to serve on jury duty. Well, after six-plus days out of the office -- not entirely, as I came in several evenings and once during a lunch break -- it's over. What a fascinating experience. If ...READ»

BUY LOCAL | 1 comment

Paradox of Thrift? Buy Local During the Recession

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM

I met up with a friend the other night who owns an up-and-coming handbag company in Brooklyn, New York. I asked her how she thought the little boutiques and restaurants lining our Carroll Gardens neighborhood could possibly survive ...READ»

EVENTS | Comment

Event Announcement: Virtual art comes to Brooklyn August 7–23, 2009

BY Donald Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Aug 7, 2009 at 12:27 PM

Event Announcement: Virtual art comes to Brooklyn August 7–23, 2009Exhibition: “Brooklyn is Watching Best of Year One: The Final Five”About The Event:Virtual art comes to Brooklyn. Inside the gallery are five ...READ»

UCLA | 1 comment

Architects Envision "Algae Pontoon" Parks Linking Brooklyn, Manhattan, Governors Island

BY Alissa Walker
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 9:10 PM

The winning proposal in UCLA's WPA 2.0 competition wants to transform our waterfronts into carbon-siphoning wetlands.READ»

DESIGN | 1 comment

Design Thursday: What’s Good Design? You Decide.

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 96
Thu Oct 4, 2007 at 2:05 PM

Enough with the design pundits! The Cooper-Hewitt, America’s national design museum, thinks the people deserve a voice in anointing the world’s best-designed products. In anticipation of National Design Week (Oct. 14-20), the ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Kenny Moore Held a Funeral and Everyone Came

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 95
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM

A former monk has found a suprising new mission--ministering to the needs of employees at KeySpan Corp.READ»

BRAND IDENTITY | Comment

Making Sense Of It All: How to Promote Your Brand While Staying Sustainable

BY Delia Bonfilio
Relevancy Score: 95
Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 7:44 PM

Every evening I come home and walk by a mountain of garbage from my building in this otherwise beautiful neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. It makes me think about my contribution to that, not only on a personal level but a professional ...READ»

PERSONAL GROWTH | Comment

Politically Proactive

BY Samuel B. Bacharach
Relevancy Score: 95
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:53 AM

Make things happen by mastering the game of day-to-day politics.READ»

HYPERLOCAL CURRENCIES | 2 comments

The Brooklyn Dollar: What Would Neighborhood Currency Look Like?

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 94
Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Five years ago, we all gushed over how the Internet had shrunk the world, bringing Moscow as close as Massachusetts. Now, in reaction to growing globalism, we celebrate the local, buying carrots from nearby farms, and furnishings from local materials. Local currencies are emerging as well.READ»

ADVERTISING + PR | Comment

Label Maker

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 90
Thu Jul 8, 2004 at 5:09 PM

I went to a rooftop party in Brooklyn on July 4, and one of my fellow fireworks watchers was impressed by -- and curious about -- the clever Molson beer labels hidden among the other, more boring beverages in the ice bucket. Now, ...READ»

PERSONAL GROWTH | Comment

Make Room for What Matters

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:36 AM

Monique Greenwood left the publishing fast track to run an inn and open a restaurant. But how did someone eager to balance her life manage to get so busy? And how does someone so busy manage to have so much fun?READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS | Comment

Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:38 AM

Put aside your workaday reading material and pick up something that stretches your mind, grips your imagination, or backfills the gaps in your literary repertoire. We have some wise suggestions for your summer book list.READ»

LISA TSE | 1 comment

Alternative Currency: Design Gets Its Own Hundred Dollar Bill

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 85
Wed Aug 26, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Believe it or not, there is no law that forbids the use of alternative currencies. Printing money sounds like a preposterous proposition but the banking systems wobble has resulted in a flurry of new dollars going into circulation. ...READ»

DUMPSTER DIVING | Comment

MacroSea Turns Dumpster Diving Into Family Fun

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 81
Fri Jul 10, 2009 at 12:03 PM

MacroSea, a team of urban planning visionaries, has been staging "guerilla pool parties" inside retrofitted dumpsters.READ»

INNOVATION | 4 comments

Toying Outside the Box

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 80
Thu Nov 17, 2005 at 7:20 PM

The cardboard box, that unadorned, well-traveled, and oft-abused necessity, is finally getting its due. This month, it assumes its rightful place in the National Toy Hall of Fame alongside such classics as Barbie, Mr. Potato Head, ...READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | 3 comments

Would You Share a Home With 100 People?

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 78
Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 12:29 PM

Cohousing was supposed to be the next big residential trend, but it never took off. Now the recession is reviving interest in shared living facilities. Kitchen duty, anyone?READ»

LEADERSHIP | 2 comments

My Favorite Bookmarks: Claire Zion

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 76
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:30 AM

Picks from the editorial director of iPublish.comREAD»

INNOVATION | Comment

A Craving For Cool

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 76
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:11 AM

Big companies are outsourcing "cool" to nimbler, closer-to-the-ground outsiders. They might as well farm out their souls.READ»

DESIGN | Comment

Living Walls Look Great, But What About Upkeep?

BY Kelsey Keith
Relevancy Score: 74
Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 12:22 AM

Not only effective in reducing energy use, a vertically scaled garden, or living wall injects a shot of green into gray urban streetscapes. Last week we wrote about North America's largest largest living wall, designed by Kari ...READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | 3 comments

In Defense of the Disposable: Has the Green Backlash Begun?

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 73
Fri May 15, 2009 at 10:11 AM

An exhibit of throwaway objects pushes back against green orthodoxy.READ»

URBAN PLANNING | Comment

MoMA Hosts Creative Lock-In to Save New York's Waterfronts

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 73
Tue Nov 3, 2009 at 9:49 AM

The museum is sponsoring a workshop aiming for new solutions for sheltering the city's threatened waterfront.READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

The Next Donald?

Relevancy Score: 72
Wed Jan 25, 2006 at 4:32 PM

This morning's New York Times story on the city's wage divide was, in itself, pretty telling: Real wages for Manhattanites rose 5.4% from 2002 to 2005, while those in the outer boroughs (that would be Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and ...READ»

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