Islands of LAGreen Streets- February 29, 2008 Can't remember if I heard about this and just haven't posted, but you should know about it too. Community-based art, turning neglected spaces (meant to control cars) into pieces of art - Islands of LA. You can see a slideshow of what they're doing here.There was also a very good and short Streetsblog piece about Green Streets in NYC, tying it into sustainability.http://northbird.blogspot.com/2008/02/islands-of-lagreen-streets.html Everyone calls her Friend- February 28, 2008 With this profile, now everyone will be saying that they've known Jen Bekman. Hurray Jen, I couldn't be more pleased for you! (I'm also a satisfied customer of 20x200, a habit I urge everyone to indulge in.)http://northbird.blogspot.com/2008/02/everyone-calls-her-friend.html NYC Neighborhood Achievement Awards- February 20, 2008 via flickrYet another competition celebrating all the neighborhood-based achievements in the city. So what if there is no cash prize, there are plenty of entrepreneurs out there doing good who would benefit from a big boost of publicity. Launched by the Department of Small Businesses. Go here for more details.http://northbird.blogspot.com/2008/02/nyc-neighborhood-achievement-awards.html |