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In Catherine O’Flynn’s New Novel, Your Heart Breaks -- Eventuallynew

O'Flynn, author of What Was Lost, gives a pretty spot-on description of mall life. Green Oaks, the Birmingham shopping center detailed in the novel, is a nightmarish complex, and she gives an accurate insight on how suffocating it may be to work there long after you should have moved on.
Charleston City Paper  |  Susan Cohen  |  07-23-2008  |  Fiction

In Kansas City, Tax Breaks Don't Cure Blight -- They Create Sprawlnew

TIF is a tool that cities can use to spur development in distressed areas. But in Kansas City, TIF is often used to make sprawl.
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  05-21-2008  |  Housing & Development

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