Would our friends in Aboite or north of Dupont welcome such an idea as a general store in the neighborhood? (W)hat if every suburban subdivision had the equivalent of a local bodega? That’s the idea behind the Suburban General Store, which would provide a central place for residents to pick up sundry items as well [...]
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The ‘Longing for a city’ video
by Jon Swerens on November 14, 2009, in Books, Community, Downtown, Etc.
Produced and edited by Melissa Kiser of the Allen County Public Library.
‘Longing for the City’
by Jon Swerens on November 11, 2009, in Architecture, Books, Downtown, Events
Hello! If you’re here because of being invited at the “Longing for the City” talk Wednesday night, welcome! I’ll post lists of recommended books and resources on this Web site as time permits. Plus, if you have recommendations, please leave a comment here. Thanks for coming!
Chesterton on the modern world
by Jon Swerens on June 2, 2009, in Quotes
“The special mark of the modern world is not that it is skeptical, but that it is dogmatic without knowing it.”
In Defense of Fake Authenticity
by Jon Swerens on May 28, 2009, in Culture, Philosophy, Theology
My friend Scott is frustrated with a pizza place. He enjoyed the food, he liked the prices, and he thought the service was acceptable. But he still feels like he’s been lied to — by the building itself.
Grace for the secular city
by Jon Swerens on December 11, 2008, in Quotes
The Gospel is a powerful testimony of grace and brokenness for the secular city. In the fall of man, we love to build ourselves up to maximum boasts and radical displays of self-sufficiency apart from the Lord. This display is visibly featured in the city: we love to invest in highly lucrative businesses or build [...]
The geography of happiness
by Jon Swerens on July 28, 2008, in Culture
How much is your happiness dependent on what country you live in? That’s tough to say, but by and large, Americans are pretty happy; in fact, we’re ranked 16th in the world. From Science Daily: Denmark tops the list of surveyed nations, along with Puerto Rico and Colombia. A dozen other countries, including Ireland, Switzerland, [...]
Second Amendment: Still in force
by Jon Swerens on June 26, 2008, in Culture
Concerning this: The Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia’s ban on handgun possession yesterday, deciding for the first time in the nation’s history that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to own a gun for self-defense. … a commenter here made a point I hadn’t considered: A lot of us are in [...]
Slow down, you move too fast
by Jon Swerens on June 26, 2008, in Culture, Transportation, Urbanism
A policy that encourages cars to keep moving privileges cars at the expense of pedestrians and bicyclists. Since drivers, for the most part, already believe that they have priority on the road, in places where there are many more walkers and bicyclists, drivers able to drive more quickly because of fewer impediments would likely feel [...]
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