http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:10:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/for-ohio-town-reading-might-be-the-way-out-of-recession.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/for-ohio-town-reading-might-be-the-way-out-of-recession.html#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:50:29 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=28695 In an age of in increasing dependence on our online interconnectedness, it’s nice to see the occasional example of community building that still involves real people and real community – the kind of organizing that came before the internet, but now perhaps is … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Community Capitalism, Newark, Ohio, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/for-ohio-town-reading-might-be-the-way-out-of-recession.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-kirsha-kaechele.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-kirsha-kaechele.html#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:11:25 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/?p=28291 When we were in New Orleans recently, PSFK met probably the most important person setting the avant garde agenda in the NOLA art scene. By buying up abandoned homes in the St Roch … [visit site to read more] © Piers Fawkes for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 5 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: art, gallery, Kirsha Kaechele, kk projects, kkprojects, new orleans, nola, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-kirsha-kaechele.html/feed 5 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola-gallerist-jonathan-ferrara.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola-gallerist-jonathan-ferrara.html#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:35:24 +0000 Contributing Writer http://www.psfk.com/?p=27860 Gallery owner and artist Jonathan Ferrara, from the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans, is pushing the city’s creative forces to the edge while relying on the … [visit site to read more] © Contributing Writer for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: art, Jonathan Ferrara, new orleans, nola, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola-gallerist-jonathan-ferrara.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola%e2%80%99s-free-flow-power.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola%e2%80%99s-free-flow-power.html#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:31:32 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/?p=27752 When we were in New Orleans recently we learned about plans by an organization called Free Flow Power to generate electricity by harnessing the power in the deep Mississippi river close by. As part of … [visit site to read more] © Piers Fawkes for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Add new tag, Alternative Energy, business, Free Flow Power, Hydrokinetics, louisiana, new orleans, nola, Sustainability, Turbines, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nola%e2%80%99s-free-flow-power.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-dirty-coast.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-dirty-coast.html#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:04:18 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/?p=27666 When PSFK found itself at the far end of … [visit site to read more] © Piers Fawkes for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: business, Fashion, new orleans, nola, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/psfk-talks-to-nolas-dirty-coast.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/cash4gold-bashes-our-modern-day-tupperware-parties.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/cash4gold-bashes-our-modern-day-tupperware-parties.html#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:47:30 +0000 Larissa Hayden http://www.psfk.com/?p=27525 Thought the Cash 4 Gold Superbowl ad was strange? Turns out a lot of you didn’t: suburbanites from Oregon to New Jersey are trading their stereotypical Tupperware parties for … [visit site to read more] © Larissa Hayden for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Cash4Gold, finance, social, United States, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/cash4gold-bashes-our-modern-day-tupperware-parties.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/stop-the-presses-another-newspaper-shuts-down.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/stop-the-presses-another-newspaper-shuts-down.html#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:39:39 +0000 Paula Cizek http://www.psfk.com/?p=27392 Today Denver joins the ever-increasing list of cities with only one newspaper: the ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/stop-the-presses-another-newspaper-shuts-down.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-noda-sohos-southern-sister.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-noda-sohos-southern-sister.html#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:30:13 +0000 Paula Cizek http://www.psfk.com/?p=27205 A collection of restaurants, quirky stores and galleries offers a trendy new take on Southern hospitality in Charlotte, NC. NoDa (North Davidson Street) has evolved from a historic mill village to a small … [visit site to read more] © Paula Cizek for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: arts district, Charlotte, Middle America, NoDa, US, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-noda-sohos-southern-sister.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/inspiring-a-generation-of-farmers.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/inspiring-a-generation-of-farmers.html#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:58:02 +0000 Jeff Squires http://www.psfk.com/?p=26802 Ever since the slow food movement came to prominence in the 90s, there has been a general shift in the way we perceive food and how we expect it to be produced. First, there was the whole fair trade thing, then it was all … [visit site to read more] © Jeff Squires for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 6 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: eco, farmers, food, greenhorns, hipsters, Local, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/inspiring-a-generation-of-farmers.html/feed 6 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/snuggie-pub-crawls-invading-american-bars.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/snuggie-pub-crawls-invading-american-bars.html#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:46:02 +0000 Joel Horowitz http://www.psfk.com/?p=26730 We’ve mentioned the Snuggie a couple times (here & ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/snuggie-pub-crawls-invading-american-bars.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-riding-and-drinking-along-phoenixs-new-rail.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-riding-and-drinking-along-phoenixs-new-rail.html#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:06:12 +0000 Paula Cizek http://www.psfk.com/?p=26700 In December 2008, Phoenix, Arizona opened the first 20 miles of its new light rail system, a first for the largely car-dependent city. Stretching from Central … [visit site to read more] © Paula Cizek for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Middle America, Phoenix, Public Transportation, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-riding-and-drinking-along-phoenixs-new-rail.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-economy-tanks-strip-clubs-boom-in-nashville.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-economy-tanks-strip-clubs-boom-in-nashville.html#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:17:50 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=26710 We reported earlier this year about the increase in sex toy sales as the economy took a dive. And we’re finding that in Nashville, Tennessee, the same goes for live … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: economy, Entertainment, Leisure, Nashville, Strip Clubs, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-economy-tanks-strip-clubs-boom-in-nashville.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-getting-down-at-the-get-down-in-milwaukee.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-getting-down-at-the-get-down-in-milwaukee.html#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:00:26 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=26669 Milwaukee’s danceypant hipsters have found a haven in The Get Down, reportedly one of the city’s best … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: dance, Entertainment, hipsters, Milwaukee, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-getting-down-at-the-get-down-in-milwaukee.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-a-new-downtown-las-vegas.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-a-new-downtown-las-vegas.html#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:17:26 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=26680 Las Vegas is one of many cities trying to develop its downtown. But, as it’s Vegas, it’s not necessarily business as usual. Along with plans to open a new city hall, the mayor has proposed using federal funds to build a museum … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Downtown, Las Vegas, urban planning, US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-a-new-downtown-las-vegas.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-feast-nola-the-connected-age-emerges-from-new-orleans.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-feast-nola-the-connected-age-emerges-from-new-orleans.html#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:31:22 +0000 Tamara Giltsoff http://www.psfk.com/?p=26051 I’ve just been co-presenting (with Rachel Botsman of OZOlab) and attending Feast Social Innovation Conference in New Orleans. If you don’t already know the smart team of ‘Millennials’ behind it, you should know: they are Alldaybuffet and this was the second in their next generation conferences and social entrepreneur events. What marked their event on Friday, February 6th as special is a combination of things, which may in some ways all add up to a loose definition of the term “Social Innovation”. Never before have I been to a conference where the ‘place’ was equally relevant and rich as the [...]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-feast-nola-the-connected-age-emerges-from-new-orleans.html/feed 5 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-skijoring-in-minneapolis.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-skijoring-in-minneapolis.html#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:31:25 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=26062 This past weekend was the annual City of Lakes Loppet in Minneapolis, where several contenders opted to forego the traditional cross-country skiing for a … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-skijoring-in-minneapolis.html/feed 3 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-black-bear-bakery-in-st-louis.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-black-bear-bakery-in-st-louis.html#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:51:17 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=26058 Black Bear Bakery is a St. Louis legend: the worker-run bakery bakes old world “Lickhalter” breads, using the original recipes of the historic St. Louis Lickhalter … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-america-black-bear-bakery-in-st-louis.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-americ-scion-open-in-kansas-city.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-americ-scion-open-in-kansas-city.html#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:11:03 +0000 Christine Huang http://www.psfk.com/?p=25863 At PSFK we’re always looking for new ways and places to find good ideas. As part of this mission, we’re expanding our reportage and looking outside … [visit site to read more] © Christine Huang for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: US Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/report-from-middle-americ-scion-open-in-kansas-city.html/feed 2