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Cool Freaking Shoes, Publishing, & Third Places

July 27, 2019 By Michele Reeves

art of Luis GutierrezAt a large common table at a fave coffee shop early last year, I spied a man alternating between working intensely on his computer, and furiously sketching on a pair of canvas Vans. (Okay, spied is a bit dramatic, he was sitting right across from me!) Honestly, I was mesmerized by his drawings… their color, abstraction and dimension. His focus. His switching between computer work and sketching. I was desperately trying to figure out how to surreptitiously take a photo of the whole thing… but I’m not so good at that. (I always forget the sound is on when I try to take a secret picture… busted!)Continue Reading Cool Freaking Shoes, Publishing, & Third Places

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature Posts, Portland Tagged With: cafe culture, placemaking, Ray Oldenburg, shoe art, The Great Good Place, third places, urban environments, Xolo, XoloArt1

Planes, Trees, and Parks

April 21, 2014 By Clement Lau

Southwest planeWhat do planes have to do with trees and parks?  I would not be surprised if you asked.  I did not see the connection either until I recently heard about what JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines are doing.  Specifically, the two airlines have initiated campaigns to plant trees and improve parks in the cities they serve.Continue Reading Planes, Trees, and Parks

Filed Under: Environment, Feature Posts, Los Angeles, Transportation Tagged With: Heart of the Community, Jetblue Airways, One Thing That's Green, Parks, Partnerships, placemaking, Southwest Airlines, trees

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