This post was originally published in The Urban Condition by Aushaf Widisto (aka Oswald / Oz), who is an aspiring Urbanist, Writer, and Cultural Researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. It’s a great introduction for urban planning, whether you’re already in the industry or not. “A city is more than a place in space, it is…
Editor’s note: This is the seventh post in our theme for April 2025, The City Aquatic. For additional entries in the series, see here. By Michael Carriere On December 3, 2008, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett appeared at a day-long symposium on “concentrated poverty” in America, held at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Barrett told…
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Wall to Wall Festival, Australia’s most beloved regional street art celebration, returns this April for a vibrant weekend of colour, creativity, and community. Curated and produced by the renowned Juddy Roller—the team behind landmark projects like the Silo Art Trail and Collingwood Housing Project—this year’s event will see Mordi Village in Mordialloctransformed into a spectacular…
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Protesters across the United States are regularly showing up to demonstrate opposition to the president and congressional leaders who refuse to challenge his executive overreach. I’ve stood alongside them and make regular calls to our representatives. (If you’ve never done this, please try it! It can be really cathartic. The 5 Calls app makes it…
Community can be defined as a social group “whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.” Yet can community itself be a “castaway”? What could it mean for the community, let alone its residents, to be an outcast — an entity discarded, unwanted? Consider the…
Nightlife districts play a crucial role in city centres not only do they create entertainment but they attract large crowds to the city which greatly contribute to the economic state of the area, in particular, alcohol related establishments (Van Liempt and Van Aalst, 2012). These large crowds, however, can pose as a serious safety concern…
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Numerous Brisbane gardeners are embracing biodynamic gardening as a form of food production making the local ecosystem healthier as wider acceptance of environmental sustainability continues to rise. A farm and garden system of producing biodynamic gardening looks further ahead than organic systems. It examines the dependence of the animals, environment, and soil on each other…
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It’s spring. New bike season. And upright bicycles—often referred to as Dutch or city bikes—are carving out their own niche in the cycling landscape. This rise in popularity aligns with the growing slow-cycling movement, which emphasizes comfort and accessibility over speed and performance. With their inviting designs and ergonomic features, upright bikes are redefining the…
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Earth Day Reflections on 13 Years Today is Late Bloomer Show’s 13th anniversary, and I thought you might enjoy a few behind-the-scenes details and how things have changed. Kaye’s original Late Bloomer portrait, 2012 Kaye’s casual portrait, 2022 Behind the Scenes Creating Late Bloomer In 2012, the un-retouched…
Art has always been a mirror, reflecting societal truths, upheavals, and the raw, often uncomfortable nuances of our human experience. Now, at GraffitiStreet Gallery, we are unveiling the grit and glory of one of the most enigmatic figures in contemporary art—Banksy. Get ready for ‘Banksy Editions: Volume I‘, a curated collection that brings together a…
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