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Seg. 1: Artist Apartments | Seg. 2: My Fellow Kansans

Segment 1: Why attracting artists is a goal for a new affordable-housing complex.

Pendleton Arts Block is a new project unfolding in the historic Northeast, providing affordable housing with an eye toward attracting artists. Because of competitive grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the effort to transform this block is happening on a national stage. This is a discussion about what affordable housing means for artists, and for the ecosystem of a city.


Segment 2, beginning at 24:30: Episode 5, Season 2, My Fellow Kansans.

In our latest weekly installment of a podcast from the Kansas News Service, a visit to the once-decimated Greensburg, KS, where rebuilding and rebranding have only gotten the town so far.

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Gina’s background combines print and broadcast journalism, live event hosting and production, creative nonfiction writing and involvement in the arts. Early in her career, she followed a cultural beat for The Pitch, where she served as an editor and art writer in the early 2000s.
Melody Rowell