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CREATIVE CITY NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2002

ISSUE 5: BRANDING AND MARKETING


ISSUE IN FOCUS: Marketing and Branding
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Community Development
CREATIVE CORNER: Car Sharing
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Shelby County and Memphis, TN
CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITIES: NRC Training
CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITIES: Creative Cities In the News
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CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITIES: CREATIVE CITIES IN THE NEWS

See why our other communities are receiving attention:

Memphis, TN
Mayor Willie W. Herenton and Mayor Jim Rout announced a new initiative aimed at measuring the "civic infrastructure" of the Memphis metropolitan area within Shelby County.

Charlotte, NC
Charlotte has been named one of the most disability-friendly cities in the United States by the National Organization on Disability.

Kansas City, MO
FOCUS Kansas City is a "comprehensive and integrated plan to guide the future of Kansas City for the next 25 years." You can also read about their State of the City address.

Orlando, FL
Examples of conservation efforts proposed by different city departments that are being implemented citywide.

Oakland, CA
Oakland celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Mayor, Bart Peterson, promotes the arts and their ability to help a community.

Maryland
Baltimore serves as a pilot city for the successful CitiesFirst™ Nehemiah Urban Land Trust Initiative.

Louisville, KY
Free visual arts classes are offered to stimulate creativity in Louisville's youngest.

Roanoke, VA
A young idea company nurtures the creative side of interns in order to inspire them for future success.

Rochester, NY
What Eastman Kodak is doing to create and maintain community partnerships.

San Jose, CA

San Jose suffers a blow to their plans for downtown revitalization.

St. Louis, MO

The state of Missouri receives $59 million from HUD for community development.

St. Paul, MN
The latest news on what is going on with St. Paul's "Avenue of the Arts" project.

Ventura, CA
Ventura takes strides to become a more walkable city.

Marquette, MI
Marquette Maritime Museum gains lease of their treasured lighthouse from the US Coast Guard. (To view article, go to archives, news articles, March 2002, Museum Leases Lighthouse.)

Prince George's County, MD
County officials hold a celebration to kick off the development of an arts and entertainment district.

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