Clever Crowdfunding: Risk, Regulation, and Social Capital
The crowdfunding movement raises many questions about how to protect investors from fraud or risk. A recent article on CrowdClan
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Blog Contributor, Alissa Nelson
On Christmas Eve, I rode a quiet bus from San Francisco’s Mid-Market area, with its fraught juxtaposition of Twitter-led tech firm wealth sharing sidewalks
Read MoreSocial Media Meets Investment: A Primer on Fundrise
Many loyal followers of our Twitter account or Facebook page have probably read about Fundrise, or have individually been invited
Read MoreNIRPC and the Great Hoosier Spirit of DIY Urbanism
Yesterday I attended NIRPC’s presentation on the updated Marquette Plan at the Carter Woodson Branch of the Gary Public Library,
Read More“Yes” on Sensible Spending, “No” on Illiana
The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, or NIRPC, is set to vote on the proposed 47-mile highway in December. CMAP
Read MoreLake County: A House Divided But Balanced (for now)
As Lake County begins to reap profits from a new property tax increase, officials in the cash-strapped government are already
Read MoreOf Jaspers & Newtons
Jasper, Newton, Iowa, and adjacent counties of Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Any relationship to Jasper Newton Jack Daniels, of Tennessee
Read MoreIf You Don’t Build It, They Won’t Come: Development & Gary’s Stadium
NWITimes’ Keith Benman recently wrote two articles highlighting the failure of the US Steel Steel Yard, Gary’s minor league baseball
Read MorePublic art, small-town challenges, and big questions
Gary’s Miller Beach Arts and Creative District hosted a street fair in June centered around several graffiti art mural completed
Read MoreJuly in Gary!
St. Louis preservationist and director of the Preservation Research Office consulting firm Michael Allen visited Gary yesterday to see the
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