South by Southwest, the annual event comprised of various festivals and conferences showcasing the latest in interactive, film, and music, kicks off this weekend in Austin, Texas. For those lucky enough to be heading to the city famous for embracing all things weird and musical, there’s one event you won’t want to miss: The Good Capitalist...
Are you still looking for a way to help Haiti? Are you in the Los Angeles area? Then read on! Our friends over at Causecast are hosting Cause on the Rocks at the Viceroy Santa Monica on Tuesday, February 9th, from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a dynamic mix of cocktails, causes, and cool people on the Viceroy's heated patio.
With the pressing...
We're thrilled to announce that this week GOOD will be launching a very special program in partnership with the Ringling College of Art & Design: GOOD Design Sarasota.
This follows GOOD Design events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, our collaboration with CEOs for Cities (check out the new video with an overview of the...
Still looking for a way to lend a hand in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti? Have you texted in aid, called in a pledge, and gone online to donate, but you still hope to find some other way to help? No plans Friday night? You're in luck. This Friday, January 22, UNICEF offers a night of drinks and dancing at the stunning...
In a few weeks, we're bringing together two of our favorite things—New York City and GOOD Design—again. That's right, New York was actually the place we had our very first design event, as part of GOOD December in 2007. Since then we've visited other cities—GOOD Design LA and GOOD Design SF—and now, because we're so thrilled to return to New...
Join fellow urban thinkers for LA 2.0, a call for fresh ideas for the 21st Century city.
Are you an urban practitioner—a designer, artist, policy maker, planner, engineer, demographer, advocate, etc., working to improve the physical urban environment? Are you passionate about the future of Los Angeles? Interested in...
GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100 million in microloans, landing them in our GOOD 100 issue. Next Tuesday, join GOOD and Hub Bay Area at The David Brower Center to celebrate Kiva's 4th birthday. Cheers to another four...
On Saturday, October 24, GOOD design columnist Alissa Walker will be leading a tour of Manhattan's new High Line park (it's part of her new book on walking tours in New York), a spectacular elevated railway-turned-public-park that made it into our GOOD 100 list.
And that's not all. According to Alissa “We’ll also be gawking at the...
Back in 2002, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti helped designate the neighborhood south of the 101 Freeway and north of Beverly Boulevard, between Glendale Boulevard and Virgil Avenue, as Historic Filipinotown, lovingly known to its residents as Hi Fi. Still, many L.A. residents have little knowledge as to what makes Historic...
Our friend Mark Menjivar, creator of one of our most popular Picture Shows, "You Are What You Eat," continues to take his work on the road.
On Wednesday evening, an installation of his work (an example of which can be seen at left) will open—with much fanfare—at Ampersand in Portland, Oregon. At 7:30 p.m., Mr. Menjivar will engage in a...
