Month: January 2012

Five Ways to Kill the Inferiority Complex in Community Building

I think a major layer of community building is the inferiority complex. I’m seeing it again as we are preparing to welcome Trader Joes into our community. We spend too much time thinking we need to spend money on expensive stadiums and art centers to be more urbane. If we are over that demon, we… Continue reading Five Ways to Kill the Inferiority Complex in Community Building

Four Ways to Bring Income Back to All of Greensboro

The news picked up on the latest Pew Research Center study stating how income inequality has increased tensions here in America.Nowhere has this inequality grown greater than in my hometown of Greensboro. Yes Weekly has a great spread on how our poverty zone has extended far beyond it’s original barriers and how old money neighborhoods… Continue reading Four Ways to Bring Income Back to All of Greensboro

Raleigh: The City as an Oak Tree

I spent my New Years weekend in my adopted hometown of Raleigh. I watched as they dropped an acorn to ring in the New Year, a nod to the city’s designation of the “City of Oaks”. I hung around for a couple of extra days as well to chill out. As part of my vacation,… Continue reading Raleigh: The City as an Oak Tree

My Four Wishes for the Urban Fabric, 2012 Edition

Last year, I wrote a list of wishes for 2011. Looking back, a number of those wishes have come true. The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, a beloved start-up incubator, is set to get remodeled and become bigger and better.We have the promise of HondaJet expanding in Greensboro. I witnessed the Greensboro City Council get better… Continue reading My Four Wishes for the Urban Fabric, 2012 Edition