Many of us have heard the negative terms NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard); dejavenue (when one place starts to look like ‘Generica’); Nothing Anywhere Near Anything); mcmansion; and maybe even DUDE (Developer Under Delusions of Entitlement).  Believe it or not, there are dozens more where this came from.  Why the negativity?  Because so much of what’s being built is, well, negative.  So what about some positive ones - we need some direction here folks.  Perhaps reversing some of these

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It’s long been a frustration for individual entrepreneurs (aka free agents) who have to pay a lot more to get less health insurance than that of larger companies.

This is no longer the case for the independents and free agents in urban downtowns!  Thanks to the National Main Street Center, a nonprofit that assisted well over 2000 main streets across the country.  They helped initiate the National Trust Insurance Services which provides health insurance to main street tenants at competitive

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You’re in luck if you’re in Washington DC, as far as finding out where to buy.  Loft afficionado Tim Liu has put together one of the most extensive loft shopping guides anywhere at DC Lofts.  However, being able to afford them is another story, because the supply hasn’t caught up with the demand - even with the 150 loft/loft-style buildings listed on the site.

The question is, “When will one be able to truly afford a loft?“.  One way is to move to a more obscure where the city isn’t as

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