Archive for 2011

Jewels of Olmsted’s Unspoiled Midwest

Jewels of Olmsted’s Unspoiled Midwest

The New York Times, September 2, 2011

Olmsted is best known for his landscape design work in the East such as NYC’s Central Park. I visited some of his awesome and timeless Midwestern creations.

Read ArticlePDF Version
Frederick Law Olmsted: Friend of Free-Soil Kansas

Frederick Law Olmsted: Friend of Free-Soil Kansas

Lawrence Journal-World, July 2011

Olmsted, the pioneering landscape architect, was also a fervent abolitionist who purchased a cannon to help arm a free-state militia in Kansas.

Read Article
“A body of water so foul”

“A body of water so foul”

The Boston Globe, June 2011

More than a century ago, Olmsted transformed a fetid swamp in Boston’s Back Bay into a park. In the process, he achieved America’s very first act of wetlands restoration.

Read Article
City Winery’s Michael Dorf (Top NYC Entrepreneurs, 2011)

City Winery’s Michael Dorf (Top NYC Entrepreneurs, 2011)

Crain's New York Business, May 2011

Dorf – founder of the legendary Knitting Factory, where hipsters swilled warm beer in plastic cups while watching Yo La Tengo – has moved on to City Winery, a venue where sophisticates sip wine while watching Allen Toussaint.

Read Article