Tag: Beer
In Defense of ‘Vibrancy’ (And beer)
So I’m watching Asheville, the closest city to my rural community in western North Carolina, celebrate the announcement that Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing Company will be opening a brewery in the city’s redeveloping River Arts District. And based partly on extensive research with PlaceMakers partner Scott Doyon... Continue Reading
St. Patrick, Charles Dickens and the Role of Beer in Community
Howard Blackson 
March 3, 2011
March 3, 2011
This morning I took a moment to reflect upon the challenges and tragedy of the past year -- BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil well, Aussie wildfires, the Christchurch and Haiti earthquakes -- until, as a Californian, my mind inevitably drifted back to current events in Japan and their nuclear radiation currently floating its... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design, Public Policy