Keeping a College Town Hip

There is something vibrant and exciting about college towns and culture capitals.  This something often spurs economic development.  While cities tend to welcome such development, there is often a tension present between those who seek to capitalize on the local culture and found new institutions (or new outposts of national/international institutions) and those who want to preserve the culture that develops.   

One city that is not surprisingly dedicated to preserving its creative core is Berkeley, California. This article, published yesterday describes the challenges and efforts the city is making to ensure the continuation of cultural production in West Berkeley.