Hunza hosts seminar on Evolution of Development in Hunza and Nagar SHUNDOR (CHITRAL): The Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Pakistan (AKEPB) in collaboration with the Imami Ismaili Council for Hunza has organized a seminar on “Evolution of Development in Hunza and Nagar in Hunza” held here today. The Chief Guest at the seminar was […]
Seminar at Hunza
Hunza hosts seminar on Evolution of Development in Hunza and Nagar SHUNDOR (CHITRAL): The Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Pakistan (AKEPB) in collaboration with the Imami Ismaili Council for Hunza has organized a seminar on “Evolution of Development in Hunza and Nagar in Hunza” held here today. The […]
Cole Porter Remembered in Hollywood
Cole Porter Comes Alive at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel By Richard Davis On May 22, at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a standing-room-only crowd has come to hear the work of one of America’s premier songwriters. The invitation-only audience, luminaries from stage and screen, wait excitedly for the music to start. But what […]
Lessons on Joy from Carnival
La Plata, Argentina — On a crisp and cloudless, pre-autumnal night in the beginning of March, a little less than a week after Ash Wednesday and the close of Carnival, we stroll under stars that poke through the orange haze of the cities’ light pollution and the towering Eucalyptus trees lining the walkways of El […]
Sports, Destruction, and Community
The Saints didn’t make it to the SuperBowl again this year. New Orleanians are used to disappointment, and sadly, we’ve also gotten used to living among the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the flood. While we look forward to Mardi Gras, we can’t help but wonder if Chicago fans will again engage in riotous […]
AIDS & Spatial Planning
The Metlife Foundation and the Enterprise Foundation share a common commitment in building healthy communities. Began in 1996, the group recognizes nonprofit groups for innovation in two main areas: supportive housing and property asset management. The “Awards For Excellence In Affordable Housing,” represents models that serve as inspiration for other groups with a desire […]