If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.I got an email from Michelle a few days ago asking some advice on education, and although I am sure I was not much help to her on that front, I want to mention her here because it’s people like her with passion [...]

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I sort of start talking fast when I talk about things that I am passionate about and the Good project is definitely one of those things. Here is a video we made about the Good project. We are going to have an open house on Wednesday from 11 - 3 and again Saturday from 12-4.
The [...]

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I was very happy to open up the Wall Street Journal today and see the article about urban development in Sacramento that Anna Campoy worked on for so long finally made it to print. And it made it square in the middle of the front page! I am a little sad I must admit that [...]

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I just got the new Metropolis Magazine today and there is an article in there that is very cool. I have been hearing about Jamie Lerner for a while now and am very interested to learn more about all the innovative things he has put into action as Mayor or Curitiba, Brazil. Here [...]

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Today I met again with Blair Robertson from the Bee. It seems that they are really taking this story seriously, which makes me really happy. The closer we get to finishing the house at Good, the more I remember what this is really all about and that it’s a story worth talking about. We [...]

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Meet Rachel. We really like her for too many reasons to go into here. But so much so, that she’s going to be appearing frequently on this blog over the next month (or so), as a guest blogger (she’s got her own blog, journeymama.com).
Rachel’s been journeying with us (literally) for a [...]

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A few months ago, we brought on Cindy Kruschel to be our first “Customer Guide.”
We really like the idea of a customer guide rather than a sales person. First, because none of us like to be “sold” anything. Second, because it puts the “customer” as the focus and not the closing of the [...]

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I read this article today in this months Urban Land magazine, and was blown away by how well Julian Darley articulates the way cities need to change to meet the demands we are beginning to face globally.
I am reprinting it here because I do not know how long the link will be active. I [...]

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Wired did a funny thing this month; which shouldn’t surprise me really because I think they do some funny things quite often, in their own little techno/pop culture view of reality. This one really got me though.
They put a picture of Martha Stewart on their cover. It’s a classic Martha shot: head tilted to [...]

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This is a little late in coming… Lia’s been with us for 4 months now. She works with Mary on our book-keeping (God bless her!) and helps out with other random stuff around the office She’s been such a wonderful addition to our team. Its weird to think now that 4 months ago [...]

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