Monday, September 20, 2010

Main Street Arkansas Update - September 20, 2010


August Millar


Main Street Arkansas Calendar September 20 – 24, 2010
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MONDAY Mark – Dumas (business consult); Susan – out
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY Nita Fran orientation; Cary – Russellville
THURSDAY Susan - Helena
FRIDAY Susan - Helena
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Searcy Press
Paragould Receives Grant
Curve for Sprawl Slopes Downward
The Arcade Fire Tackles Sprawl
Google CEO on What Makes A Smart City


Main Street Searcy Searcy Press
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/sep/19/downtown-searcy-gets-down/

Profile: Amy Burton of Main Street Searcy
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/sep/19/front-and-center-amy-burton/

Main Street Paragould Receives $5,000 Grant
http://paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2010/09/17/local_news/doc4c92d9a8f3f97674587790.txt

Curve for Sprawl Slopes Downward
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/the-demand-curve-for-sprawl-slopes-downward/#

The Arcade Fire’s New Album Tackles Sprawl

http://spur.org/blog/arcade_fires_new_album_tackles_suburban_sprawl_providing_compelling_city_planning_commentary
and continuing the Rock & Roll theme of this issue,
The Wilderness Downtown, Arcade Fire’s new single – only viewable in Chrome uses GPS technology to stretch this even further. Pretty cool when you put in places you know.
http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

Google CEO on What Makes a Smart City
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/16/googlopolis