It was two years ago today that I posted my very first entry to The Artful Manager, with the wonderful support, vision, and advice of ArtsJournal editor Doug McLennan. Here’s what I said I would be talking about: This blog is intended to be an on-line extension of the conversations I’ve been having throughout my […]
Archives for July 2005
Selling the schools
More evidence that our public/private balancing act is a little out of whack comes from surburban Detroit, where a school district has decided to sell naming rights to its buildings — including a new elementary school — to plug its faltering budget. The Plymouth-Canton school board voted in June to consider naming rights, faced with […]
Old growth vs. new sprouts in South Florida
The demise of a symphony is usually cause for gnashing of civic teeth over lost community status, lost performance experience, and lost infrastructure for working musicians. That was certainly the case with the collapse of the Florida Philharmonic in South Florida back in 2003. But Lawrence Johnson in the Sun-Sentinal suggests that the death may […]
Trends that shape(d) 2005
I know we’re already more than halfway through the year, but I just stumbled onto some useful predictions of the 10 trends that will shape 2005. There’s still time to jump on the trendwagon, if we all hurry. Says the study’s author: ”Manufacturers and retailers must face up to the fact that the days of […]
Off for the week
I’m off of blogging this week, in partial recognition of my nation’s independence (or is it co-dependence?), and in full recognition that I could use the week off. See you next week.