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Posts Tagged ‘Creative Class’

The Arts Part 1: Introduction and Funding
The Arts Part 1: Introduction and Funding
By Mark | February 8, 2008 | Feedback (7)
I would like to begin with a disclaimer: I know very little of the history of Windsor's Arts Scene, my comments simply as an outside observer and are meant to provoke discussion ...
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Municipal letdown or neighbourhood opportunity?
Municipal letdown or neighbourhood opportunity?
By Chris | January 31, 2008 | Feedback (2)
Everyone knows that it takes more than just a bunch of houses to make a successful neighbourhood. Location, location, location is the mantra repeated often by our realty professionals ...
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Ultimate Musicians Workshop
Ultimate Musicians Workshop
By Chris | January 31, 2008 | Feedback (1)
The connection has been made between the strength of a cities music scene and its economic growth. Besides the fact that quality arts and cultural offerings just make my city more fun to be ...
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Where have all the leaders gone?
Where have all the leaders gone?
By Josh | January 30, 2008 | Feedback (21)
The 60s were magical. It was an era of raucous music and social rebellion that culminated in a revolution of peace and prosperity with politicians and rabble-rousers united in a fight against foreign wars, racism and disparaging wealth distribution. JFK, Martin Luther King and Che Guevara, among others, fought ...
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Gentrification: Dr. Jekyl or Mr. Hyde?
Gentrification: Dr. Jekyl or Mr. Hyde?
By Josh | January 16, 2008 | Feedback (7)
Over the past 20 years suburbia has drawn the tired masses from the urban centres of cities, large and small, with promises of owning a piece of the American dream. Marketed as a haven for ...
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Piecing together a future, downtown
Piecing together a future, downtown
By Chris | September 22, 2007 | Feedback (15)
I unexpectedly found this treasure in today's Windsor Star and am not surprised to see that Larry Horwitz wrote it, considering all I hear about him (I've never met him, but aim to ...
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Well, if the city won't do it...
Well, if the city won’t do it…
By Chris | August 29, 2007 | Feedback (1)
...we may as well take the cultural and economic future of our community into our own hands.Crowdsourcing: -verba neologism for the act of taking a ...
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Does Windsor have what it takes?
Does Windsor have what it takes?
By Chris | July 18, 2007 | Feedback (6)
Does Windsor have what it takes to survive in the competition to attract cultural creatives? This is a question that we intend to explore a lot more intimately in the ...
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