Baltimore: "A Great Place to Grow"(stemming from SRB's bid to attract another 10K households)
Sumter, South Carolina: "Uncommonly patriotic." (yes, that Sumter)
Buffalo: "Buffalo. For real." (okay)
What would/should Columbia's slogan or motto be?
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Or something belying how fantastic it is to live here, and that everyone else knows it, too-- "The number two place to live according to Money Magazine," though it has limited longevity depending on where we fall, I suppose.
We could convey our uncertainty about ourselves. "Columbia: an awesome
Throwback to when things were amazing but hey we're still pretty good? "Columbia: still better than most places but man that cheese shop was the best. Also, Mrs. Z's."
Maybe something stemming from the People Tree concept? "Columbia: a place for people."
Do you have any slogan suggestions for Columbia?
(Have fun!)

Columbia: who knew?
ReplyDeleteColumbia: Still Searching after All These Years
ReplyDeleteColumbia: if you grew up here, you probably view the world a bit differently than your peers who grew up elsewhere
ReplyDeleteThought it was already "A New American City" or at least that's how Rouse described it.
ReplyDeleteCome, be part of the 1970s today
ReplyDeletePlease pardon the digression:
ReplyDeleteWhile working in New Hampshire I covered the town of Peterborough, which had this slogan on four signs at the town's boundaries: "A Good Town to Live in."
Never mind the grammar error (ending on a preposition) for a moment. This story came down to when the town was looking to replace the signs and was considering whether its slogan should change.
I was kinda hoping it would, if only for the fact that the first sentence of my story would be this: "Don't take this the wrong way, but Peterborough is no longer 'A Good Town to Live In.' "
Alas, they kept the slogan.
Columbia---Still trying to figure out what we are!
ReplyDeleteColumbia: Just ask us about us. Please?
ReplyDeleteIt allready does, acording to the Columbia-md.com website. "Columbia-Its' all here...now."
ReplyDelete"Columbia: Come for the quiet; stay for the .. er, quiet."
ReplyDelete"Cul-de-sacs R us."
Experience yesterday's tomorrow today
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to Anon 3:06 and Matt W's slogans. Great job on those!
ReplyDeleteColumbubble: Experience it.
ReplyDeleteColumbia: If you need a motto, look elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteColumbia: Still a better place to live than your town.
Columbia: we're more diverse, progressive, tolerant, and civil than you. Also more humble.
ReplyDeleteColumbia: The town where everything you need is 10 minutes away but you won't be able to find it.
ReplyDeleteColumbia, a great community.
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