> So artists are wonderful, interesting people, and professionals are boring and unappealing? Wow. Well, this fine article is partly about Richard Florida, and

> So artists are wonderful, interesting people, and professionals are boring and unappealing? Wow. Well, this fine article is partly about Richard Florida, and that's basically what he's saying: keep the creative class around, because they are the ones that add value to a city. Boring professionals flock to neighborhoods put on the map because creative people making them destinations. In Denver, see the River North neighborhood. What once was a very vibrant place to see DIY shows, gallerys, etc, is now just a brewery neighborhood. Some underground venues were closed by the city and the one-year anniversary of this is coming up. The city shows no interest in providing an alternative. I guess this isn't very important to most, but these spaces were a safe place for many people to go: homeless teenagers, trans-folk, etc. http://www.westword.com/music/rhinoceropolis-diy-venue-shut-down-by-denver-fire-department-for-code-violations-8580550 http://www.westword.com/music/rhinoceropolis-diy-venue-shut-...