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Day 87: Washington Square
Editing, editing, editing. Finally finished and submitted our paper on Obama’s 2012 Facebook campaign. Such a great feeling of completion whenever a paper is sent off for review. (Even better when it’s accepted.)
Day 82: Coffee and curriculum development
Yet another great discovery a stone’s throw away from home – Flour Bakery, on the corner of Rutland Street and Washington Street. Excellent food, surrounded by interesting art. Developing a curriculum design that links student engagement with local community affairs … Continue reading
Day 81: Coffee and notes
Today I discovered Jaho Coffee & Tea – an awesome cafe only a couple of blocks away from home. (They also do excellent fresh orange juice).
Day 75: Snow, coffee, reading
The morning after the night before. Survived the first snowstorm and headed to Render Coffee for hazelnut latte and Sunday newspapers
Day 72: North End
Walk and lunch at the North End (Little Italy), followed by coffee & work at the Equal Exchange Cafe, whose combination of contemporary urban/industrial ambience, comfort / tables / wifi / plugs, ethical fairtrade products, great music and awesome coffee … Continue reading
Day 45: Coffee & papers
Perhaps the only good reason for abandoning the guaranteed comfort of the pleasantly familiar is the discovery of an even more pleasant unknown – such as Trident Booksellers and Cafe
Day 44: Bay Village and Back Bay
Breakfast at Mike and Patty’s followed by coffee at the Wired Puppy
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Day 42: Downtown
Trying to get over the writing marathon of the last few days. Managed to get a seat at the Thinking Cup, which for a coffee house is more stressful than it sounds. Great coffee and the best (albeit highly priced) … Continue reading
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Day 40: Coffee & Papers
Sunday bliss at Pavement Coffeehouse (Newbury St). Catching up with news, fieldwork journal etc and getting ready for the endgame of the chapter’s final few sections.
Day 19: Bagel and work
…at the Pavement Coffee House, Boylston St.
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Day 18: At the edge of the present
Saturday evening in downtown Boston, spending the evening transcribing interviews for the project on public space, urban/civic culture and the role of the citizen in Athens. “When you walk through a city and you feel a wave of emotions … Continue reading
Day 17: MIT Campus
…and dinner at The Friendly Toast
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Day 17: Kendall Square
At Kendall Square, Cambridge. Endlessly transcribing interviews, pondering the role of architecture in urban public space and having a great latte at Voltage Coffee & Art, currently exhibiting art by Caroline Board and Kate Castelli (‘What is left unsaid’). Incredibly … Continue reading
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Day 14: Back in town
Back in town. Funding bid on media literacy and civic learning submitted after months of preparations. Celebrated with a jazz CDs shopping spree at Newbury Comics. Particularly intrigued by The JFK Quintet: New Jazz Frontiers from Washington (1961 recording, “inspired … Continue reading
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Day 13: Columbus Day at Wenham
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Day 12: Wenham, Newburyport
“Citation for excellence in Urban Design awarded to the City of Newburyport by the Boston Society of Architects for the extraordinary efforts of the city and its citizens in the redevelopment of the downtown and waterfront” (September 1984)
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Day 9: Savin Hill
Working lunch at McKenna’s; developing a framework for the analysis of urban civic culture; thinking about the challenge of preserving memory and encountering the Other in multicultural societies; oh, and by the way, school buses are back, after a strike … Continue reading
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Day 4: Downtown
Transcribing interviews for public space / civic culture project. First foray into downtown Boston.
Day 1
Breakfast at McKenna’s Cafe. Beautiful sunny day, friendly people, great to be here.
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