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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: June 2008
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The Hicks Are At It Again. Its hard not to laugh (or cry? When politicians and businessmen start using the words "football stadium" and "revitalization" in the same sentance. A giant building surrounded by vacant parking lots, used a mere 11 days a year? This dead-zone for 355 days a year sounds like a deathknell for any neighbourhood trying to get back on its feet. Ed: This sentance ripped off from The Rise and Sprawl. Lets sprawl out further!
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: March 2009
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Sunday, March 29, 2009. Currently in Calgary. Gonna be quick. But even in the bowels of a depression, the deep entrepreneurial spirit of this city is so readily evident. Winnipeg needs young people to take chances, open business, build something, engage the city, animate the city. Winnipeg seems stale these days. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Music For The City. By The Waking Eyes. Welcome To The Occupation. View my complete profile. Cheap Meat, Dreams and Acorns.
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: May 2008
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Friday, May 30, 2008. I need to start baking subway-shaped cherry pies to throw at Mr. Sam Katz when I attend the Mayor's Luncheon For The Arts in June. Thanks for the invitation. Rapid transit has been too long in coming to this sleepy burgh. Thursday, May 15, 2008. Pray For Me (a.k.a. Ignorance Is Bliss). Their differences in behaviour is astounding. But I looked over and Patrick was gone. He had stopped back at the man who had patiently waited for his attention....
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: World Class?
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. There has been a lot of media and civic attention on selling Winnipeg developments as "world class". Lets call a spade a spade. If Winnipeg were "world class", it wouldn't feel the need to trumpet its every miniscule accomplishment as such. Does Rome? Only the desperate declare their efforts "world class.". If Winnipeg were "world class", people would flee southwest Winnipeg out of banal boredom, instead of flocking to it. If Winnipeg were "worl...
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: A Winnipeg wish-list
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. What I've done is compile my thoughts into a nice handy list. Some are admitted long-shots, while many could be implemented tomorrow. There are lots of ways for our leaders to start making this place a better place to live. I'm tired of being embarrassed about this city. I'm tired of traveling the country and having to defend its modest intentions to people who can't help but laugh at our collective ineptitude. What are our urban design values?
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: De-evolution
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Thursday, November 20, 2008. Every so often, one has a day in Winnipeg that utterly defies description. Where every corner you round, instead of meeting friendly smiling faces, you see broken souls. Mental health disorders. Disollutionment. Poverty. Violence. Forgotten people going about forgetting themselves. Today was one of those days. Its depressing. And then, to cap it off, on the way home seeing a group of 5 or 6 young guys jumping (literally) on someone.
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: January 2010
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. There has been a lot of media and civic attention on selling Winnipeg developments as "world class". Lets call a spade a spade. If Winnipeg were "world class", it wouldn't feel the need to trumpet its every miniscule accomplishment as such. Does Rome? Only the desperate declare their efforts "world class.". If Winnipeg were "world class", people would flee southwest Winnipeg out of banal boredom, instead of flocking to it. If Winnipeg were "worl...
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: December 2009
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Thursday, December 3, 2009. Portland's Mayor on Twitter. The mayor of Portland - perhaps the most progressive and far-sighted city in the US . if not North America, is an active Twitter user. And using it well. Where are your pages? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Music For The City. By The Waking Eyes. Welcome To The Occupation. View my complete profile. Cheap Meat, Dreams and Acorns. The Rise And Sprawl. Winnipeg Love and Hate. Winnipeg Rapid Transit Coalition.
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: November 2008
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Thursday, November 20, 2008. Every so often, one has a day in Winnipeg that utterly defies description. Where every corner you round, instead of meeting friendly smiling faces, you see broken souls. Mental health disorders. Disollutionment. Poverty. Violence. Forgotten people going about forgetting themselves. Today was one of those days. Its depressing. And then, to cap it off, on the way home seeing a group of 5 or 6 young guys jumping (literally) on someone.
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton: January 2009
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Tales From The Hick-Belt Hilton. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. What I've done is compile my thoughts into a nice handy list. Some are admitted long-shots, while many could be implemented tomorrow. There are lots of ways for our leaders to start making this place a better place to live. I'm tired of being embarrassed about this city. I'm tired of traveling the country and having to defend its modest intentions to people who can't help but laugh at our collective ineptitude. What are our urban design values?