Sunday, July 12th, 2020
An Artistic Approach for Revitalizing the Physical, Fiscal, and Social Fabric of the City of Newburgh
The successful revitalization of communities must incorporate a multifaceted approach that combines community and economic development programs, incentives, a wide range […]
Sunday, July 5th, 2020
I worked long and hard trying to capture the moment of this July 4th. Instead, I offer a quote from historian Jon Meacham:
“To know what has come before us is to be armed against despair. If […]
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
When Governor Cuomo announced the phased reopening plan for New York State in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of New Yorkers flocked to the Regional UnPause Dashboard to check the status of the metrics […]
Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Happy Father’s Day!!
We asked the Pattern team, “What does your father mean to you?”
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Sunday, June 14th, 2020
This is my third blog in a series on housing and real estate. Today I am providing a snapshot of how housing is intrinsically linked to economic development. The goal is for communities, residents, businesses leaders, […]
Sunday, June 7th, 2020
It was about a year ago when Pattern was preparing for the next class of Fellows. The Pattern Fellows Program had completed its 12th year of training mid-career professionals to think regionally about a variety of […]
Sunday, May 31st, 2020
Since the middle of March, a fairly, new term became part of our everyday language – the Essential Workers. Who are these people? What is essential? Do we know any of these people? Where do they […]
Sunday, May 24th, 2020
(This is mostly true)
You and your family have been waiting to head to the Cape since last fall. You are lucky enough to have purchased a small cottage near P-Town. […]
Sunday, May 17th, 2020
There is a line in the movie, Draft Day, “We live in a different world than we did 30 seconds ago”. This could not be further from the truth than it is today. The region was […]
Sunday, May 10th, 2020
Happy Mother’s Day!!
We asked the Pattern team, “What does your mother mean to you?”
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