Citizen Stories is the field documentation of Identity Systems Architecture in action: the spaces, stories, and communities where belonging has been built with intention. The bars and the ceremonies, the neighborhoods and the makers, the places where community gathers and recognizes itself. We find them, film them, and share them here.
FEATURED STORY
This is the story of the creative life of Audi Culver and Ivy Siosi, of Siosi Design. We met them in Bloomington, Indiana, where they are defining success and community on their own terms, off the beaten path.
For an authentic visit in Key West, land of legends (pirates, fishing, Hemingway, oh my), we asked the locals for their recommendations. They did not disappoint.
To create a more authentic travel guide for ourselves when we were on location in Miami, we asked the locals for their recommendations. Here they are…
The following is a bar guide that started as a list of respected bars in London, known and recommended by our hospitality industry friends in Detroit and NYC. As we travelled to each bar and chatted, as we often do, with the bartenders, we learned of other industry-approved bars. Like a domino effect, one recommendation begets another handful, and now we’re going to have to return to London for a more thorough visit of each. We recommend that you do, too.
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The oldest city in the United States (founded in 1521) knows how to have a good time. To give you an insider’s look at San Juan, we asked the locals what to do when you visit. Here are a few Puertorriqueño favorites!