Pennsylvania’s Beer Economy
Brewers have been perfecting their recipes in this part of the country since the middle of the 19th century.
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What the Beer Industry and the Computer Industry Have in Common
They grew up in the same era and, despite some obvious differences, have some surprising parallels.
No. 12: All Aboard for the California High-Speed Rail Chronicles
In next month's election, Jerry Brown is seeking a fourth term as California's governor and public support for his plan for a north-south bullet train to transform travel in a car-dependent state. Here is more of what's at stake.
Ingredients of a Better City: How Arts Play Their Part
A soft-power approach to hard economic and social problems
How to Attract Artists to a Down-and-Out Neighborhood
Columbus, Ohio, has figured out how to draw creative types to an area it is hoping to revitalize.
How the Boy Scouts Are Adapting to Modern American Life
A local example of a century-old organization finding a new place and role for itself
Re-Knitting the Frayed Social Fabric: What Libraries Can Do
As Ohio goes, so goes the nation—or at least we can hope so in this case.
Not Your Mother’s Library
How Columbus, Ohio, is building community spaces for the 21st century
Urban Comeback Stories in 2 Swing States
Tales from two cities, plus the secret of the writing life
Wasted Waterfronts: Why Cities Struggle to Build Along Rivers
The story of Allentown, Pennsylvania, as it turns its attention to a long-neglected asset
Remaking Columbus’s Most Downtrodden Neighborhood
Franklinton long has been called "The Bottoms." But not for much longer.
A Day on the Road: A Story-Map View of Allentown
What you find is usually not quite what you were looking for.
Iron Pigs Rising
Another strand in the fibers of civic connection
The Iron Pigs Come to Allentown
Changing the spirit of a town with sports
The City That Turned Its Water Into Cash
"We've got unfunded obligations in the hundreds of millions. What can we leverage?"
Water, Water, Everywhere: Lehigh Valley Edition
Allentown deals with fiscal problems from its past with a bet about water supplies for its future