Tagged ‘Creative Cities’

  • Graph: SXSW, the Austin Brand and the Boom

    Austin | 03/13/2013 2:52pm | Comments
    Erica Sachse | Next City

    This week, SXSW hits Austin, Texas with the 27th annual tech, film and music festival. Check out our infographic to explore how SXSW’s growth parallels that of the Lone Star State’s hippest city.

  • Co-opting Guerilla Art for Good

    Baltimore | 05/21/2012 7:15am | Comments
    Andrew Zaleski | Next City

    Can street art catalyze investment in long-overlooked corner of Baltimore?

  • The Deets on Detroit

    Detroit, Philadelphia | 10/17/2008 2:32pm | Comments
    Diana Lind | Next City

    I’d never been to Detroit before, only driven through it once on my way from Toronto to Chicago. What I knew of the city were images of the Ren Cen, urban blight, Eminem and GM. I went out to Detroit for the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 and gave a keynote speech about young urban leader organizations…. and wasn’t quite sure what to say about the city until I was out last night in Philadelphia…