Sep 29th 2010 1:51PM
If you were to round up a group of silly adolescents, give them all the candy and soda they could ever desire and asked them to come up with a list of names for a utopian community, "Awesometown" would probably be near the top of that list. Newland Hall, a community planner in north Los Angeles County, didn't need the... Continue Reading »
Jul 8th 2010 4:00PM
So there you are, packing for your European backpacking trip when you realize that you pretty much have everything you need except the backpack. Most would have to go to their nearest sporting goods store and drop two hundred dollars for two weeks of use, then stick it in the back of a closet where moths will eat it until... Continue Reading »
Mar 3rd 2010 3:43PM
Think twice about the rental savings associated with living far away from your job: a long commute could cost you in more ways than one. Nearly a dozen nurses are learning this the hard way after a Washington, D.C. hospital fired them for not showing up for work during the recent, history-making snowstorms, reports The... Continue Reading »
Dec 10th 2009 3:00PM
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which tore through New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2005, architects and city planners had an opportunity to rebuild a major U.S. city in a thoughtful, sustainable way. But more than four years later, New Orleans is still struggling with the nation's highest rates of murder and child... Continue Reading »
Sep 26th 2009 12:00PM
Drug dealers probably don't spend a lot of time discussing the merits of apartment building layout... "Check it! If the tower faced west we could enjoy sunsets every night as we fire up some rock." Yet, repositioning and resizing Oakwood Plaza apartment complex is exactly what CIS Investment Strategies, a development... Continue Reading »
