Entertainment & Arts Archive

Investing in artful neighborhoods: The CoolTown movement is more than just providing funky affordable housing for

A must-have artistic partner: It’s the familiar story: Artists, creatives and bohemians move into an undesirable

A 1-bedroom here for $425/mo.? In the Washington DC area?: If you’re an artist! One-bedroom units in this 12-unit building in the
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Letting artists revitalize your downtown: I’ll be posting more photos of Italy’s inspirational place-making, but this week
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CoolTown piazza 5: Movie theaters: The things a CoolTown piazza can’t be without: Movie theaters – There
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CoolTown piazza 4: The eclectic nightclub: The things a CoolTown piazza can’t be without: The eclectic nightclub –
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The Creating Cool conference: Part 2: The most inspiring person at the Creating Cool conference was the lunchtime
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In the news: Francis Ford Coppola’s CoolTown: Perhaps we’ll be able to see a next generation CoolTown in less
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Investing in the CoolTown ‘resort: Resort: A place frequented by people for relaxation or recreation Recreation: Refreshment
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Why are resort towns so pedestrian-oriented, so cool?: To answer that, it may be best to ask one of the
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Selling music – locally: The next generation of music buyers won’t be shopping at Wal-mart and

Investing in a recreation entertainment town: Recreation: “Refreshment of one’s mind or body after work through activity that

Recreation in the city (naturally): Many joggers would love to run through a scene like this every

Investing in Experience Towns: Using the Experience Town steps, here’s how an investment group looks to

Steps to an Experience Town and beyond: The economic steps to achieving an Experience Town can be compared with
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The Experience Town: One CoolTown goal is for its residents to exclaim, “Now this is
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The Experience Economy: We’ve gone from an agricultural economy, to manufactured goods, to services. What’s
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Even better than a main street: There’s no question the entrepreneurial creatives won’t frequent shopping malls and strip
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Does your local third place have its own CD?: You would if you’re the Third Place Coffeehouse in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Aloha Tower is Hawaii’s CoolTown spot: I remember visiting Honolulu (a few islands over from Hilo) years ago
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A small town rocks like a CoolTown: Now this is how to rock like the big cities. It doesn’t
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Investing in A&E CoolTowns: Here’s the experience arts & entertainment vision an investment collaborative will be

The economy of an A&E CoolTown: As usual, business-related decisions come down to money and economics. So how

It’s all about the tenants: A wise man* once told me that the key to building a
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How do you build a great music scene?: In my opinion, this is one of the most important elements in
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How important is arts & entertainment in a CoolTown?: It’s like peanut butter & jelly in a PB&J sandwich – what
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CoolTowns have lots of free entertainment venues: I always held the opinion that the best forms of entertainment were
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