If you can't make the daytime events, we invite you to the evening affair at the Regional Arts Commission!
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
For the Love of St. Louis!
If you can't make the daytime events, we invite you to the evening affair at the Regional Arts Commission!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
For the Love of Cities
By Peter Kageyama, guest blogger
In 2010 I was researching my book on what makes cities lovable and how we express our love for our communities. I came upon STL Style and several other similar companies who were making local themed t-shirts aimed at their local citizens. These I thought were fantastic examples of a “public display of affection” for your city. When you wear an STL Style or Rubber City Clothing (Akron) shirt you are proclaiming your affection for your city.
About a month later I was attending the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) conference in Cleveland. As I looked through the list of attendees and their affiliations I noticed Jeff and Randy Vines from STL Style. These were the guys I had written about and here we were, far from our respective homes, coming together because of our passion for cities! Of course I introduced myself and we immediately connected.
So when I started thinking about doing a t-shirt that would coincide with my book, Jeff and Randy were the obvious connection. This shirt, which we designed together, embodies the idea of love of cities. When we connect with our city on an emotional level, amazing things can happen. We see when children, plants, pets or even objects are loved, they thrive. We need to nurture our relationship with our cities and find again that which we love about them.
Peter Kageyama
Author - For the Love of Cities
www.fortheloveofcities.com
In 2010 I was researching my book on what makes cities lovable and how we express our love for our communities. I came upon STL Style and several other similar companies who were making local themed t-shirts aimed at their local citizens. These I thought were fantastic examples of a “public display of affection” for your city. When you wear an STL Style or Rubber City Clothing (Akron) shirt you are proclaiming your affection for your city. About a month later I was attending the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) conference in Cleveland. As I looked through the list of attendees and their affiliations I noticed Jeff and Randy Vines from STL Style. These were the guys I had written about and here we were, far from our respective homes, coming together because of our passion for cities! Of course I introduced myself and we immediately connected.
So when I started thinking about doing a t-shirt that would coincide with my book, Jeff and Randy were the obvious connection. This shirt, which we designed together, embodies the idea of love of cities. When we connect with our city on an emotional level, amazing things can happen. We see when children, plants, pets or even objects are loved, they thrive. We need to nurture our relationship with our cities and find again that which we love about them.
Peter Kageyama
Author - For the Love of Cities
www.fortheloveofcities.com
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