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Phoenix Biking Transit

Nichole L. Reber — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:02 +0000

Recently I had a chance to sit with city planner Joseph Perez about Phoenix biking transit plans. Take a listen to our conversation based loosely on some of the following facts. “Bicyclists are a great potential market for transit services. … Continue reading →

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Tips on Storytelling in Memoir

Nichole L. Reber — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:28 +0000

Tips on Storytelling in Memoir

When is the last time you told a story? Maybe you did it to someone in the cafe line, maybe to your mechanic when trying to explain your car’s dunk thunk dunk sound? Maybe you even told one of a … Continue reading →

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GARP: Phoenix, Funds, & Placemaking

Nichole L. Reber — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:41 +0000

GARP: Phoenix, Funds, & Placemaking

Projects like the Grand Avenue Railway Project, or GARP, give me cognitive dissonance. More people could be helped by an innovative economic development along the light rail corridor, and that’s where most of the city’s funding should go in its … Continue reading →

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Penguin Putnam Author’s Memoir Publishing Tips

Nichole L. Reber — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:02 +0000

Penguin Putnam Author’s Memoir Publishing Tips

In this month’s New Writers installation, Tracy Slater offers memoir publishing tips. A fellow memoirist and nonfiction writer whom I met through SheWrites, her book The Good Shufu: A Wife in Search of a Life Between East and West is … Continue reading →

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Phoeinvention: The Next City of Phoenix

Nichole L. Reber — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:33:31 +0000

Phoeinvention: The Next City of Phoenix

This new Valley resident is passionate about AEC and relies on public transit. These are the premises behind why a recent national-level article on the city of Phoenix interested me. Next City recently featured Shannon Scutari, director of Sustainable Communities … Continue reading →

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Listening for Luck, a Publication Announcement

Nichole L. Reber — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:22:24 +0000

Listening for Luck, a Publication Announcement

After trying out my second writers group then attending Lee Gutkind’s book signing on a recent Thursday night, I couldn’t have guessed what the rest of the night held. A formerly homeless man bums a cigarette from me at the … Continue reading →

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City of Phoenix Decision Disappoints

Nichole L. Reber — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:54:23 +0000

City of Phoenix Decision Disappoints

I’m sorry to see the city’s decision yesterday to proceed with plans for a gimmicky architectural landmark that’s earned the nickname The Pin. I’m even sorrier than it looks not like an attempt to be Los Angeles, which so many … Continue reading →

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