help wanted!

help wanted!

Posted by eve on Feb 8, 2012 | No Comments

Help wanted!  6 days from now I’ll be at the White House, in a meeting with the administration and other Pittsburgh business and civic leaders.

beijing growth

beijing growth

Posted by eve on Jun 30, 2011 | No Comments

Beijing has grown in quite an organized manner.    It was when I travelled the fourth ring road, about 10 miles out from the center of the city center, that I began to understand the scale of this city.

urban is hip now

urban is hip now

Posted by eve on Dec 13, 2010 | No Comments

Now this is worth writing about.  Today the WSJ reports that there are signs of recovery in the office space market.  Great news.  Perhaps the miserable economy is finally righting itself.

a gift to the city

a gift to the city

Posted by eve on Dec 13, 2010 | One Comment

Twenty-seven young architects in training put their minds to downtown Pittsburgh this fall.  They explored, documented and analyzed the compact neighborhood carefully, logically, with no preconceptions.

the wage debate

the wage debate

Posted by eve on Jan 19, 2010 | 4 Comments

Everyone deserves to earn enough money to pay for their daily essentials.  On face value alone the proposed prevailing wage bill in Pittsburgh makes sense.  It speaks to the basic decency of employers and their willingness to take some responsibility for their employees lives.