22 May 2013 | Art Attack/Philly.com
With school funding in question and student protests growing, a new book on the assassinated Philadelphia education reformer Marcus Foster reminds us how long and difficult the fight has been.
3 May 2013 | The Smart Set
Authors are hungry for translators and translators desperate for recognition. A new website attempts to align their desires.
3 May 2013 | Hidden City Daily
In Gregory Heller’s just released book, the legendary city planner is a man of contradictions. My review of Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern Philadelphia, the first comprehensive Bacon bio.
29 April 2013 | Hidden City Daily
The 30 story Grove at Cira South, a residential tower under construction at 30th and Chestnut, ably negotiates its site, users, and the city itself. Brad Maule and I talk to the developer and the architects about their ideas for the ambitious building.
24 April 2013 | Art Attack/Philly.com
Cast in the late 19th century, Beth Kephart’s her potent streets crackle and slur.