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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 [...]
The ‘City’ is Your Box
This site is dedicated to ambitious people who choose to leave a major city in search of a life. It’s also a site about the box you put yourself into, and how to climb out. It’s not a site about one lifestyle trumping another. It’s a site about finding yourself, and finding meaning along the [...]
Goodbye, NYC
Imagine: You live in Manhattan. You work in Boston. You have a house in Virginia. Where is “home”? Is it where you spend the most time? Where you earn a living? Or where your “heart is”? This is the situation I found myself two years ago. Am I alone? Hardly. I can’t find exact figures [...]
Rural Sourcing – Yep, a Trend
Rural sourcing is a growing trend. The discussion seems to focus on retirees when in fact it is growing trend amongst younger people, too.
Is Small Town “Thinking Little” the Next “Big Thing”?
Choosing to “think little” by relocating to a small town offers plenty of creative opportunity as well as a toughening of character.
Nature Benefits of Small City Living
Being closer to nature is one lifestyle benefit when you live in a small town.
