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Mad Over Ad

The art may be coming down (see below), but something far more controversial will be…
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Wake

I can’t believe that the Jaquar is coming down already!  John Henry’s brilliant red sculpture…
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The Three-Storey Story, Chapter Two

Last November, I wrote a post (here) on the dilemma of the three-storey walk-up, the…
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Esplanade (Portland, Oregon) Why people love Portland (and not just cyclists).…
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Bell Tolls for Free

What happens when one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of…
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A Forum for False Creek

Rick Balfour’s proposal for a forum at Jericho in Point Grey provoked the expected reaction:…
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Nibble, nibble

Ever tried to find a detailed map of the Agricultural Land Reserve for your region? …
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The Growth Debate: Kelowna Version

Occasionally some remarks I make provoke a reaction. (Not as often as you’d think, or…
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Price Tags 92 – Spring Walk

Download the latest Price Tags here.   Or go to www.pricetags.ca. I was working on another…
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Crosscut: Stop Smirking, Seattle

Bellevue is more racially diverse than you are. And that’s only one of several surprising…
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Water and oil

Speaking of convenience stores (below), here’s another take from Lisa Margonelli’s Oil on the Brain. …
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Urban Fare at a gas station?

David Sucher on his City Comforts blog asks an intriguing question:  So where is the…
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Foreign Ownership and Vacancy Rates

A Price Tags reader was reading Michael Geller’s blog entry on Australia’s Gold Coast, and…
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EcoDensity: Playing the Real Estate Game

This is one of the best articles written so far on EcoDensity (and a certain…

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