I am honored to have been selected by Next City as part of the 2013 Vanguard class: a cohort of forty urban advocates under 40. At the June Vanguard conference, we’ll explore Cleveland and share our best practices for the transformation of the built environment. I can’t wait! For more on the conference and the other … Continue reading »

It’s no coincidence that cats and mice take the scalpel most when people (for instance, Panksepp 1998, 2001, 2007) research play and play deprivation, giving new meaning to the phrase “playing cat-and-mouse” (whomp-whomp). Cats, like humans, maintain some level of playfulness into adulthood. And perhaps the reason they dominate the internet is this: they are … Continue reading »