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Essays on the deeper patterns shaping cities, culture, and civic life. Written for those who know there’s more at stake than policy and planning alone.

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Carved stone block dated 1894 embedded in a stone retaining wall along a sidewalk with ivy in Boise, Idaho.

The Enormous Gamble

On Grove Street, between 3rd and 4th, a bronze plaque marks the...

A teenage apprentice holds a set of keys near the back door of a woodworking shop while an older woodworker switches off the lights.

The Architecture of Adulthood

Near the end of the afternoon, the owner of a small woodworking...

Three neighbors work together in a backyard to clear branches from a large tree damaged by a summer storm.

Why We Wait for Disaster

A hard summer wind moves through a Boise neighborhood. The first gusts...

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