Where We Live: Live in Norwich
For the first live road show of 2012, we head to "the rose of New England."
For the first time in 2012, we’re on the road in Norwich..."the Rose of New England."
On Groundhog Day...we took a trip to the Norwich Arts Center. A large crowd of committed community members came to join us and talk about their town...the local press was there. But sadly, some technical troubles kept us from broadcasting the show live.
Now - like the movie Groundhog Day - we’ll re-live our show all over again.
We’ll talk about Norwich’s rich history - including its claim as birthplace of the infamous Benedict Arnold.
Today’s Norwich is undergoing a transformation - as residents try and spruce up the magnificent buildings and breathe life back into downtown.
We talked about the history of this city and the challenges it faces....and we’ll hear songs about Norwich from the first state troubador.
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Email from Paul
Norwich needs to market itself as this hip urban place, the antithesis to bland suburban CT. They should work with building owners that have vacant shops, allow upstart companies to setup pop up stores or businesses rent free for at least a year. This ability for companies or businesses to get at least one year of free rent would put feet on the ground in downtown and make it a more lively place. Things like convention centers do almost nothing to promote strong continuous economic vitality. Also, Norwich needs to promote urban-downtown living and entice people to live downtown for the ease to walk to restaurants, bars, and cafes. Norwich needs to own and rock its urban form and hype it up to the young and mobile. Norwich in some sense is a microcosm of how CT misses it opportunities to build great cities.
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