The 100 year old museum is the largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its greatest port, New Bedford.

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On my way to the Adirondacks, I made an overnight stop in Burlington, and at the last minute made reservations for breakfast Friday morning at Shelburne Farms. Check out my photos and first impressions on this special spot.

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As part of my trip across New England last weekend, I made a quick coffee stop in Montpelier. There I noticed a fun temporary public art project- Sculptcycle 2008. The unique art partnership has brought the work of more than 20 Vermont Artists to the streets of the state capital. Check out some pictures I took of the sculptures on my trip.

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A few weekends ago Sally and I brought the last couple bags of fleeces we had put aside to get processed at Hope Spinnery. Check out some of Peter’s pictures of the space, and read about this incredible Maine business.

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Thursday evening I joined Sally and the Portland Public Art Committee on Cushing Island to thank Carrie Marsh for the time and energy she dedicated to the committee during her time at City Hall. Carrie served as Portland’s Urban Designer from 2004-2008, pursuing Portland’s long history of sensitive planning and smart design. The City Council [...]

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I was in New Orleans over the weekend as part of a convening of grantees of the Andy Warhol Foundation. Walking around the Warehouse/Arts District I spotted this urban infill project.

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Seen at the Porch in the Seventh Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Not Our Problem Dude - Seen at a the Barrister’s Gallery in New Orleans. The story is that the NOPD is known to say, Not Our Problem Dude. The signs are cut out of sheet metal from junk cars and assembled into messages of all sorts. Artist Unknown

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Peter and I are staying for a few days at Meg and Dave’s lovely new home in Bartlett NH. They built the house from scratch over the last year or so, from 100% non-toxic materials (no plywood, glues, formaldehyde’s, etc)– many of our regular readers are familiar with the house already.
Curious enough to come to [...]

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Last Friday and Saturday I joined more than 500 other business-people and “local” activists from around the country for BALLE’s 6th Annual Conference in Boston, entitled Grow Deep. BALLE (the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) is a nationwide organization that provides resources to local and regional networks of local and independent businesses working towards [...]

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Outside the Cincinnati Art Museum.

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Earlier this month Sally and I were in Cincinnati for a wedding. One of our tours included lunch at the original Rookwood Pottery factory in the Mount Adams neighborhood. A wonderful building which once employeed 200 people producing fine collectable ceramics and architectural ceramics. Rookwood produced work from 1880 to 1941.
In 2004, 124 years after [...]

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Four crews swept Baltimore streets from all compass directions last time we were in town. We noticed the giant broom sculpture earlier in the day and caught up with some sweeper after our visit the Map Through Time And Space show at the Walters Art Museum. The broom sculpture turned out the be a giant [...]

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Smart or not, we climbed the scaffolding at American Brewery in Baltimore’s East Side to get a view of the skyline. (wicked) The scaffolding kept going to the peak but Sally and I stayed put while Bill checked it all out. Notice the girds of row homes, especially in the third image. Baltimore is filled [...]

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While we were in Baltimore last weekend for Bill’s birthday party we were able to schedule a last minute tour with organizers of Community Greens, a back alley park project. Sally will post more about Community Greens later. I posted these photos because one of Bill’s early projects involved the renovation of row-homes up [...]

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Heading to the train station while we were in Baltimore last weekend we passed by what looked to be a new community bike shop. On return we caught a flock of bikers locking up shop. Great opportunity for a follow up…
At Velocipede’s cooperative bicycle shop, people can buy ready to ride second-hand bikes, claim and [...]

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I always seem to find a new hidden gem while driving through Baltimore, probably because I am usually a passenger. The City is sprinkled with spray paint graffiti, stickers, stencils, vacant storefront paintings, and temporary public art. The stencils in this post remind me of Chris Stain. Chris has images posted on his blog of [...]

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It is still winter up at Wildcat Mountain which reports receiving 212 inches of snow this season - that’s like over 17 feet. Of course you will not find 17 feet on the ground, unless you head across the street. Mount Washington sits in the background.

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There was a busy scene in the Obama campaign office on Westminster Street, Friday night. With 11-days until the RI primary, there is no time to sleep. I am sure the Clinton and McCain offices were just as busy – but they weren’t across the street from my bar.

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