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In her November 20, 2018 column, Constance Alexander provides local examples that support Deborah Fallows’ assertion in Our Towns that, in a library, “You see the people, programs, problems, and…

Just in time for your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, 101 books recommended by urban experts and Curbed contributors — including James and Deborah Fallowses’ Our Towns. They exhort,…

In their Nobember 19, 2018 report for the New England Board of Higher Education Journal, Bruce Mallory, Quixada Moore-Vissing, and Michele Holt-Shannon report on the state of New Hampshire Listens,…

Danville Register & Bee correspondent John Crane reported on James and Deborah Fallowses’ appearance before 200-300 community leaders and local officials at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research on…

Ron Leonardi of GoErie.com reported on the Fallowses’ appearance as the closing speaker in the Jefferson Educational Society’s Global Summit X. The Fallowses, he said, found Erie, like many other…

In his column in the November 15, 2018 edition of The Fayette Tribune (WV), Jack Stevenson asserts, “Civic leaders in the community where I live brought in knowledgeable people with…

In his Monday, November 12, 2018 column, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Justin Fox reports on a new park in Tulsa, OK called the Gathering Place, which he sees as an example of…

Tom Hanks spoke with New York Times book critic Parul Sehgal about his short story collection, Uncommon Type: Some Stories as one of two keynote authors at the Portland celebration of…

In his November 6, 2018 opinion column, Jonathan Capehart writes, “Five years ago, James Fallows and his wife Deborah set out on a journey to discover America. The result became…

In his November 6, 2018 opinion column, Noah Smith of Bloomberg News discusses the cash subsidy — $4.5 billion — the state of Wisconsin is paying to Taiwanese electronics manufacturer…

In his article on the Oct. 2018 Broadband Communities Conference, Isfandiyar Shaheen observed five broad themes that support the building of broadband infrastructure in communities. The first, “Broadband is not…

In Craftsmanship Magazine, Barry Yeoman discusses what he calls Durham, NC’s “headline-grabbing renaissance” that includes a former tobacco factory turned apartment complex, a public radio studio, and an artificial river. As…

In his November 1, 2018 column in The Sampson Independent, Jack Stevenson references James and Deborah Fallowses’ writing in Our Towns on the issue of divisiveness. As he quotes, where…

Fort Wayne Magazine Editor John Christensen’s review of Our Towns reports, “The Fallowses’ storytelling skills, combined with their hands-on method of analysis and research, make for a compelling read for anyone…