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The Option of Urbanism
February 21, 2008

Is walkability a selling point in your neighborhood? Will proximity to work, retail, entertainment options become important elements in the residential market in the future? We’ll talk this hour with Brookings Institution visiting fellow Christopher B. Leinberger whose new book is “The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream” (Island Press, 2008). He’ll […]
From the Archives: The Rise and Fall of Three Great Cities of Spice
February 21, 2008

Where did the spices originate and how did the spice-trade begin? We explored the tumultuous history of flavor last fall with Michael Krondl, author of “The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of Three Great Cities of Spice” (Ballantine Books, 2007).