Point Me in the Direction of Lake Eola
Ryan and I finally chose our “eventually” city. But it’s not L.A. And it’s not New York anymore, either. What if I told you it’s Orlando, Florida?
What Joe Ricketts Really Meant
There’s what Joe Ricketts wrote in his DNAinfo death statement. And then there’s what everyone else actually heard.
Why Is Streetsblog So Bitchy?
You can’t get people on your side when you’re constantly chasing them away. So why does Streetsblog spend so much time telling people they suck?
Demonymity
Does the place you’re from really define who you are? Or are the places you’ve been along the way more important?
Fear No (One Else’s) Holiday
If Halloween makes you fear for your Judaism, your problem isn’t Halloween.
How Rail Snobs Miss Out on Their Cities
How can you fully embrace your city if you reject one of the most important means for getting around in it?
The Death and Life of My Planning Career
What do you do when you want to pivot back to what you used to do, that you never thought you’d do again?
E Pluribus Pluribus
When we stop respecting our shared Americanness, we have no respect left for anything else.
Token Branding
The worst thing about inclusion on the left is exclusion on the left. Identity politics doesn’t work when you aim it at each other.
Please Don’t “Shalom” Your Supermarket Jew
I love being stalked by strangers eager to say hi to me in a foreign language because of my religion. Said no one, anywhere, ever.