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5 (and a half!) free things to do in Asheville

17. Mar, 2010 1 Comment

Being broke is no excuse here: you can tour Asheville in style for $0. I sure did.

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02. Mar, 2010 56 Comments

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Friday Photos! Art From Trash

19. Feb, 2010 1 Comment

A look back at the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse

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One Year Ago: Raising Art

14. Dec, 2009 1 Comment

Last December I was WWOOFing at Dandelion Farm in Northern California. The owners of Dandelion are artists and builders, and my adventures there had more to do with creativity than with farming…

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The Art (and the dance) of the Bike

a slideshow of awesome

07. Oct, 2009 5 Comments

This is the third in a three-part post on bike culture. Read all about community bike shops or anarchy, bike jousting and two-wheeled social protest… or scroll down for the fun stuff.
I was going to write a post on the art of the underground bike scene, but these photos tell the story better themselves. So, [...]

Change the World, Ride a Bike

Tallbike jousting, Critical Mass, Black Label and the sociopolitical underground

02. Oct, 2009 5 Comments

Bike culture has changed: what was once a rich man’s sport is now the pastime of artists and anarchists. How bicycles can (and will) change our lives.

The Heidelberg Project from Jessica Reeder on Vimeo.

Detroit Ruinscape: The Heidelberg Project

23. Sep, 2009 4 Comments

When I first told my friend Landry I was going to Detroit, she advised me to visit the Heidelberg Project. Thinking it was some sort of museum piece, I put it on the Maybe List—and later forgot about it completely as Detroit’s stark reality washed over my little head.
Nonetheless, later that day we drove right [...]