Aaron J. Brown is a writer, radio producer and college instructor living and working on the Iron Range. In this interview between friends, Aaron discusses mining, education, and economics on the Iron Range.
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Nevada Littlewolf is the youngest member of the Virginia city councilor and first American Indian to sit on the council. She is shaping a new path for the Iron Range.
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Adding a second story builds community wealth without adding any expense. It's the sure way to real prosperity.
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Today, Strong Towns is hosting several events in the East Range area of Minnesota including a walking tour, a panel discussion on collaboration, and a Curbside Chat.
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Mary McReynolds-Pellinen is an environmental planner, a city councilor and a champion for a renovated historic art center in Virginia, MN. She's doing her part to make the Iron Range a better place.
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Andrew Hanegmon talks about starting the Iron Range Makerspace and his hopes for this new venture in a podcast interview.
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When all the frontiers have been conquered, and industrial growth stagnates, what is left? The new frontier is not at the edge of towns like Coleraine, it’s right on top.
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Plus a report from the road, from Chuck and Jason.
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Different approaches to building produce very different financial results that can be easily measured and contrasted.
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The Iron Range Makerspace will connect residents with space, tools and community to build new businesses and create a better economic future for the region. Founder, Andrew Hanegmon, filled us in on this cool new project.
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Scott Hall is a long-time resident of the Iron Range and the Community Asset Coordinator for KAXE Northern Community Radio. He talks about the history of the region and the changes in the Iron Range over the last several decades, through the lens of his own life there.
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Today kicks off our first day on the Range. This morning, Chuck Marohn and Jason Schaefer will start out in Grand Rapids, MN. Here's what they're up to.
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A basic look at financial productivity applied to the Iron Range community of Grand Rapids.
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This week Strong Towns will be focusing -- here in our media stream as well as on the ground -- on Minnesota's Iron Range communities.
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Transportation was a hot topic this week--with conversations on municipal airports, parking and bicycle infrastructure topping the charts.
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Zvi Leve is a Strong Towns member who lives in Montreal and recently led two "Jane's Walks." Today we're sharing photos and reflections from those walks.
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She’s smart, she’s motivated and she’s 100% dedicated to helping her town of Pawnee, IN be the best it can be.
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In a solo podcast, Chuck talks about the articles he wrote on Smart Growth and sprawl (first and second) and why he doesn't use either term in describing himself or the Strong Towns movement.
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A recent Newsweek article on urbanism is chock-full of nonsense.
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