The State of Camden City 2017

Last night, Rutgers-Camden hosted the State of the City.  This was progress. Over the past few years I’ve joined in the tradition of criticizing the State of the City for being held at a private event (The Coopers Ferry Annual Meeting) at a price point that prohibited residents from attending ($125). Coopers Ferry insisted that … Continue reading The State of Camden City 2017

Community Voice: Beauty, History and a call for a People’s State of the City

More voices from last week’s State of the City post:Matt: I was really interested in this line:“But what drew them was the neighborhoods, the dives, the mystique of Camden’s history and the remnants of its dignity and majesty. What drew them was the quirks and beauty of the city’s neighborhoods and its people.”I wonder about how … Continue reading Community Voice: Beauty, History and a call for a People’s State of the City

Camden’s State of the City

I managed to make it to most of the Cooper’s Ferry Annual Meeting last night. A special thanks to them for reaching out and encouraging me to take some video for the blog. Some commentary, and probably a twitter wrap to come, but I spent most of tonight wrestling with video. More video to come, … Continue reading Camden’s State of the City