“President Obama’s now making a case for raising the debt limit. He said that raising the debt limit does not increase debt. And, you know, I got to defer to …
Strawberry Banke Keeps Portsmouth Living & Breathing
The Strawberry Banke living museum is a tremendous asset to downtown Portsmouth. It bolsters and safeguards the city’s historic character against modern encroachments like minimum lot sizes, arbitrary zoning codes, …
The Dessert District
I declare State Street east of Pleasant in Portsmouth the Dessert District!
Portsmouth Now – Disaster Later
A small group called Portsmouth Now! is getting a lot of media attention for their efforts to halt all real estate development within Portsmouth city limits. The stated purpose is …
Public Vs. Private Sector
I’ve had a few discussions recently with people in state-protected industries about their “hardships” and how they can’t choose a career in the voluntary/private sector because they don’t like …
The Future is Human Scale
Turns out the Freecoast is right along the past of the developing East Coast Greenway, a project to create a nearly 3,000-mile (4,800 km) urban path linking the major cities of the Atlantic coast …