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Now seems like a good time to thread some excellent recent work from our corner of the universe @Curbed:
An argument for a post-pandemic New Deal, cementing public works for the future @patrickcsisson https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/16/21223683/coronavirus-stimulus-unemployment-jobs-wpa-green-new-deal
A @smittenkitchen-approved ode to the utilitarian pleasure of regrowing one’s scallions, by @hello88goodbye https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/15/21212102/grow-green-onions-in-water-at-home-scallions
Can you even move during a shelter-at-home order? (Lots of people wondering this, but something that is most helpful when covered locally, no?) @CurbedLA is on it: https://la.curbed.com/2020/4/13/21213938/moving-during-coroanvirus-covid19
Now sure seems like the time to open NYC streets to pedestrians! @CarolineSpivack asked experts how we can make that happen https://ny.curbed.com/2020/4/20/21223720/nyc-pedestrian-friendly-streets-coronavirus-pandemic
What writer @msamandalewis learned from living in social isolation for the past *two years*, as told to @DianaBudds https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/2/21202837/social-isolation-advice-stay-at-home
Have loved reading @CurbedDetroit under @AaronMondry coronavirus coverage like this piece on roommates, and this one on what to do if you can’t pay your rent, very much included:
https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/4/13/21218923/detroit-coronavirus-roommates-apartments-quarantine-stay-home https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/4/1/21199555/detroit-michigan-rent-afford-unemployment-what-to-do
https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/4/13/21218923/detroit-coronavirus-roommates-apartments-quarantine-stay-home https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/4/1/21199555/detroit-michigan-rent-afford-unemployment-what-to-do
Don’t all those tasteful DTC interiors look boring as hell compared to Suburban Psychedelic? Dispatch from @paperhaus edited by @willyblackmore https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/13/21215115/suburban-psychedelic-1960s-interior-design
“It’s like Andy Warhol said: You might as well just tie your money up and hang it on the wall.”
@chaykak on Zoom-ing into your coworker’s living spaces: https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21212323/zoom-backgrounds-coronavirus-culture
@chaykak on Zoom-ing into your coworker’s living spaces: https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21212323/zoom-backgrounds-coronavirus-culture
Even when we’re more isolated than ever—you can still be a good neighbor. By the Jane Jacobs for our time, @awalkerinla: https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/3/21157918/coronavirus-prepare-home-neighborhood-covid19
Prescient as-told-to on @CurbedAustin about homebuying (or not) during the pandemic w/ great editing by @cwidner: https://austin.curbed.com/2020/4/7/21207165/buying-a-home-coronavirus-austin
21 achievable projects you can do at home without buying a thing (no sourdough starter or advance crafting skills required), by @megcbarber: https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/25/21184365/best-home-improvement-projects-coronavirus-quarantine
I miss the hell out of New York rn, and @plitter did us all a solid by rounding up some of the best documentary films paying homage to the city: https://ny.curbed.com/2020/4/10/21216429/best-new-york-documentaries-netflix-amazon
How the novel coronavirus is affecting housing, transit, parks, and other aspects of daily life in Atlanta—really can’t get this anywhere else, y’all. h/t @JoshGreen1234 https://atlanta.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21215023/coronavirus-atlanta-shelter-place-stay-home-housing-traffic
Another incredible @HadleyMeares joint from @CurbedLA, this one on Little Mexico, a neighborhood razed after the 1918 flu epidemic https://la.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21211280/quarantine-plague-los-angeles-mexican-district
Dek of the year (“I couldn’t scam my way into self-care”) in this Personal Space, a regular Curbed column edited by @sarapolsky: https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21214157/mattress-casper-purple-leesa-story
Say bye-bye to handshakes and… crosswalk buttons? Yep, according to @AdamLBrinklow for @CurbedSF: https://sf.curbed.com/2020/4/13/21218852/crosswalk-buttons-emeryville-coronavirus-pedestrian-health
Escaping reality in the middle of San Francisco Bay: what’s it like to live on Angel Island (!). Written by @lauraentis, edited by @BrockKeeling: https://sf.curbed.com/2020/4/10/21210079/life-housing-sf-bay-angel-island
Curbed Boston out here covering everything you could possibly want to know about renting and buying in this market @tomacitelli: https://boston.curbed.com/2020/1/27/21083317/renting-vs-buying-boston-what-to-know
This is from a few months ago, pre-’rona, but holds up as we try to tread more lightly on the planet. Hats off to @alyssanassner, who designed a beautiful experience for this whopper of a feature: https://www.curbed.com/a/how-to-live-sustainably
What Chicago renters need to know during the pandemic: https://chicago.curbed.com/2020/3/27/21197094/coronavirus-chicago-rent-mortgage-emergency-assistance Big thanks to @srfreund and @RealJayKoziarz, who give voice to the city.
Hands-down the most useful thing you’re going to find on the internet about the ins and outs of the homebuying market this month: https://www.curbed.com/2020/4/9/21212148/coronavirus-buying-house-real-estate @CurbedAtlanta @CurbedSF @CurbedLA @CurbedNY @CurbedDetroit @curbedchicago @CurbedBoston + @jandrews81
Last but not least, VERY COOL HOMES from New Mexico to Asheville to Amagansett, photographed under the direction of Audrey Levine: https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/9/21166554/santa-fe-jonathan-boyd-home-tour
https://www.curbed.com/2020/2/24/21145669/asheville-ross-smith-home-tour
https://ny.curbed.com/2020/2/10/21128014/hamptons-beach-house-amagansett-franklin-d-israel
https://www.curbed.com/2020/2/24/21145669/asheville-ross-smith-home-tour
https://ny.curbed.com/2020/2/10/21128014/hamptons-beach-house-amagansett-franklin-d-israel
Plus a shoutout to @thereforesamiam for snagging this Walter Netsch-designed work of domestic art for @curbedchicago: https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/12/9/20993588/walter-netsch-som-chicago-home-tour
Lol, there's so much I could liiiiiterally keep going for days. One more for now: how essential IS construction in a pandemic? The complex answers unpacked by @DianaBudds: https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/30/21199753/coronavirus-covid-19-construction-industry
