Point to Place

11/07/2024

11/07/2024

A community behaves much like a family and when we take away a place for people together, we take away the place where it becomes possible to feel a sense of togetherness. A family will struggle to grow closer if there is nowhere they can be together and a community is the same. This notion of community does not exist in theory only, it requires PLACE. People have to come together for it to occur. It is by design and this is why it has always been designed into the urban fabric, because it is essential to the civic experience and the human one.

It’s not just having the dedicated space either, but making sure that space is inviting and attractive. The space where you want your family to spend time together should be designed to entice them. It won’t work if it is loud or dirty, if it’s not comfortable people won’t use it, therefore its function ceases to matter.

Main Street, the public plaza and town square, these are the places that are essential to the health of your town. These are the physical locations where a sense of community can occur. This is where the roots get put down and the attachment begins and deepens. These are the places we must begin to invest in if we aim to make our towns relevant to the people that call them home.

Public places have to do more than just take up space, they have to be nice. They have to be welcoming and entertaining. They have to be better than all the other options to function properly. They must entice people from inferior places. The setting matters if good public space is going to bring people together and we must find ways to bring people together.

Residents have to ask more of their places, demand more from their cities and towns. Of all the investments a community makes over the course of the year, what is more important than an investment in residents and creating quality public space to bring people together? It’s not just an investment in attachment though, it’s an investment in real estate as surrounding property will increase in value. It’s an investment in jobs as entrepreneurs will want to open retail and restaurants nearby. It’s also an investment in civic pride as people fall for their place they call home.

A house is just a structure, but a home is something so much more. It’s where we belong and it’s a place we are attached to. A town is just a collection of those structures but a community is a collection of homes. It is a place we feel pride in and an idea that brings us together.

08/07/2024

If we haven’t said it enough, thank you Ashley Siehler of Coyote and Bee Studio for the original design for Saint Peter Plaza.

Although the lease on the plaza will be coming to an end in a few months, we have several more events planned for that space this summer and fall!

07/25/2024

Meet us down at Walnut and Front to help paint the new traffic calming installations!

07/20/2024

Put up a little interactive art spot at the Minnesota Original Music Fest!

Find it just next to the info booth! Paint, spray, draw. Vibe to the music 😊

05/06/2024

Let's do this!

04/06/2024

The bike shop is open until 4 today. Drop off your work!

No fee to submit and you keep all profit if it sells! Help us make this a lovely exhibition!

03/21/2024

03/21/2024

Well this is awesome!!

03/19/2024

ARTIST OPPORTUNITY!

12/16/2023

Saturday! 12-4:30 at Saint Peter Plaza. Heated tent, holiday music, Santa photos 12-2, Oh, Brother barbershop quartet 2-2:30, 20 arts, crafts and food vendors! 107 W Nassau!

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