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Off to Work We Go: Massachusetts Commuting Methods

By Patrick Doyle On March 11, 2013 · Add Comment
Below are a few maps that I built for a post over at Boston Magazine, using U.S. Census Data (2007-2011 American Community Survey), a KML file of Massachusetts, and Google Fusion Tables. Thanks to both Google and Mu Lin for their tutorials on how to build a legend. A map [...]
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CRMA Finalists 2013: A Ton of Great City Stories

By Patrick Doyle On March 4, 2013 · Add Comment
Earlier today, the City & Regional Magazine Awards finalists were announced. Big congratulations to all the writers, editors, and designers—a lot of very fine work was done this year. Great to see some smaller publications mixing it up with the big guys (I’m looking at you, Texas Monthly.) CRMA, unfortunately, doesn’t [...]
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Resurrection

By Patrick Doyle On November 1, 2012 · Add Comment
The clergy sex abuse scandal exploded onto front pages across the country in 2002. A painful decade later, the Archdiocese of Boston has begun to rebuild. But a stubborn question remains: What kind of man wants to become a priest?
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Cheap Lot

By Patrick Doyle On October 31, 2012 · Add Comment
Parking in Boston seems pricey. It’s not, and we need to make it more expensive. A column on the need of a supply-and-demand parking system for Boston.
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Charity’s Foot Soldiers

By Patrick Doyle On July 1, 2012 · Add Comment
Modern fundraising techniques have turned us into a nation of beggars — and we’re better for it.
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The Tamale Maker of Tejon Street

By Patrick Doyle On October 1, 2011 · Add Comment
For decades, Paul Sandoval has been a mentor, friend, and adviser to virtually every Denver Democrat (and more than a few Republicans). Here, an oral history of his rise from local activist to political kingmaker.
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The Last Resort

By Patrick Doyle On June 1, 2011 · Add Comment
How an ambitious but troubled plan to create an exclusive skiers’ paradise may revive—or cripple—one of Colorado’s last authentic mountain towns.
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Americans Abroad

By Patrick Doyle On March 7, 2011 · Add Comment
The United States isn’t known as the most well-traveled nation. To be fair, we have a huge natural obstacle: The enormous size of our country. You could fit France—which boasts centuries of history and culture—inside the borders of Texas. The entire continent of Europe, as a land mass, is only slightly larger than [...]
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Breaking Away

By Patrick Doyle On March 1, 2011 · Add Comment
Why I parked my car—maybe for good. An essay on why biking to work is far more rewarding than driving.
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Why I Hate Brunch

By Patrick Doyle On March 1, 2011 · Add Comment
The case against a hackneyed waste of time and money. (An essay from “Rise and Dine,” a March 2011 feature on Denver’s best breakfasts.)
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