The act of covering blank walls with murals to deter graffiti isn’t new, but it continues to be a positive move. One such move took place recently in Edmonton (AB, Canada) on the side of a parking garage. The new mural depicts Alberta’s Famous Five – Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy […]
Public spaces for rest, play – or crocodiles
When my daughter was a baby, I wandered the open air public market of Kiel in northern Germany drinking Christmas gluhwein – a mulled wine beverage – in a holiday mug. Small, round, waist-high tables lined the walks so that people like me could pause in the midst of the all the activity, set down […]