Becky FifieldNov 29, 20131 min readDo Something Good for the Country on Black Friday: Don’t Shop WalmartI don’t shop Walmart any day. I’m asking you not to shop it today. No. We are decidedly allowing Walmart to suckle local resources...
Becky FifieldJul 5, 20131 min readHistoric Philadelphia Mapping ResourcesMy research on indentured and enslaved servants’ lives has led me to mapping out their existence on historic maps of Philadelphia. I’m...
Becky FifieldFeb 21, 20132 min readOverheard in the Subway…Much of NYC’s life takes place underground. Last Tuesday was a holiday for my place of work, and I used the morning to get some errands...
Becky FifieldNov 30, 20122 min readNew York at NightRL Fifield. 2008. It’s something about the light of shops shining out onto the sidewalks, people wrapped in coats, the tall buildings...
Becky FifieldJun 9, 20122 min readThe Not So Big MovementNearly fifteen years after its publication, Sarah Susanka’s The Not So Big House has turned into a movement. Visit the website here. I...
Becky FifieldMay 3, 20122 min readNew York Calling – and gets voice mailIf there’s one thing I felt after reading the excellent New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg ( eds. Marshall Berman and Brian...
Becky FifieldMay 3, 20122 min readNew York Calling – and gets voice mailIf there’s one thing I felt after reading the excellent New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg ( eds. Marshall Berman and Brian...