Beaufort’s “Micropolitan Manifesto”
Beaufort, South Carolina’s collaborative vision is shared in its version of the “Micropolitan Manifesto”.
The Hillville and Appalachia’s Micropolitan Opportunity
A selection of Appalachia’s advantages if entrepreneurs chose to rebuild the micropolitans.
Radically Remaking America…
A call to artists, changemakers, and entrepreneurs to radically remake America’s micropolitans.
Hello Salon.com Readers!
Our independent business is featured in Salon.com; we’re one of millions around this country remaking small towns.
George Bowers Celebrates Three Years!
George Bowers Grocery is featured on a website dedicated to “shopping local” on our third anniversary.
Small Towns Part of the Big Picture
Small towns are the original “smart growth”, and revitalizing them today can have green impact.
Top 10 Small Towns to Buy a House (2011)
Top 10 Small Towns to Buy a House (2011)
escapee destination: Hudson Valley
“the Brooklynization of the Hudson Valley”
Notes on Leaving the City
Everyone can tell you how to move to New York, how to dress, where to shop, where to get a cocktail. But almost no one will tell you how to leave. So begins an excellent essay titled “Notes on Leaving the City” by Casey Downing. He references Joan Didion in her 1967 essay Goodbye to [...]
Leaving New York City
The Times had an article of interest not too long ago titled “Leaving the City Behind After 30 Years“. Patrick Goodman, a waiter and artist, is moving to Iowa after about 30 years as a New Yorker. “I feel like the middle class is kind of being squeezed out,” he said, “and I think I’m [...]


