MinnPost Picks: on resilient cities, lost music magazines, and having 32 half-siblings

MinnPost photo by Corey AndersonMinneapolis “The Rise, Fall and Possible Rebirth of 100 Resilient Cities,” CityLab Former Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges announced the selection of her city as one of 100 Resilient Cities in a press conference on the steps of city hall. She was thrilled, even though she had some trouble explaining what it meant to be so honored, other than the city would have money to hire a chief resilience officer, which it later did. Then, just a few years in and shortly after hiring a new officer, the Rockefeller Foundation pulled the plug on the program. This CityLab article by Laura Bliss tries to explain the change of heart that left 100 cities in the lurch. — Peter Callaghan, state government reporter “Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?” Longreads Subtitled “Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium,” this story, (published at Longreads.com) is for anyone who has ever paged through an issue of Rolling Stone, Vibe, Spin, Downbeat or JazzTimes (back when they were chunky). Where did all the music magazines go, and why? What’s out there now, if reading about music is your thing? — Pamela Espeland, Artscape columnist “‘It’s a healing process.’ Couple plants front-yard veggies again after law changes,” Miami Herald After the Miami Shores Village Council passed a law to ban front-yard vegetable gardens in 2013, a local couple unsuccessfully challenged the rule in court. But this year, the state Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped in to write a state law that essentially nullifies the local prohibition and says local governments can't regulate where residents can grow vegetable gardens. — Jessica Lee, local government reporter “I'm 20. I Have 32 Half Siblings,” The New York Times Magazine A fascinating essay and photo project by Eli Baden-Lasar, whose father was a sperm donor, on his journey of finding and photographing many of his 32 half siblings. — Walker Orenstein, workforce and environment reporter

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