Goodbye, alt-weeklies
Papers like the Village Voice once defined urban cool. Their time is gone -- and so is part of each city's soul
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 25Life Dream City, village voice
Life Dream City, village voice
Invasion of the faux cities
Shiny new cities, set in the suburbs: It's the hot development trend. Is it real urbanity, or the new white flight?
Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 4:25 PM UTC 35Life Dream City
Let’s swim to work!
Waterways surrounding cities were once filled with toxic industrial sludge. Now they're the new recreation frontier
Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 1:30 PM UTC 16Life Dream City
Our city, a crime scene
Why do we pay more attention to violent crimes that take place near landmarks? Location, location, location
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 8:18 PM UTCLife Dream City
Do Democrats hate cities?
Dems swamp the GOP in urban areas, but act embarrassed of the progressive values that make cities great
Saturday, Sep 8, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 13Life Dream City, 2012 Elections
Chicago’s housing experiment
In a mixed-income development will the poor and the well-off interact -- or not so much?
Saturday, Sep 1, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 38Life Dream City, Chicago
Can bohemia be saved?
Trendy enclaves get discovered right away. Artists leave, Starbucks arrives. Let's all move to the suburbs!
Saturday, Aug 25, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 78Entertainment Dream City, Williamsburg
Carmaggedon is coming!
As Brazil, China and India grow, cars follow -- and so does traffic. Are we doomed to nightmare commutes?
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 3:35 PM UTCLife Dream City, Cars, China
Tampa: America’s hottest mess
The GOP convention's host city is a disaster, and a perfect reflection of where Tea Party politics will lead cities
Saturday, Aug 18, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 214Life Dream City
Modern life is killing us
Long hours, crazy commutes, urban pressures -- suddenly our cities are bringing us down
Saturday, Aug 11, 2012 1:30 PM UTC 14Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Fox News and Glenn Beck’s latest misleading cause
Fox News and Glenn Beck want you to think a Phoenix pastor was jailed for his beliefs. It's not true
Friday, Aug 10, 2012 2:40 PM UTC 44Life Dream City, Michael Salman
Immigrants will save us
Starbucks and wine bars won't work everyplace, so cities are looking abroad for new residents, and economic energy
Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 14Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Houston is not cool
Let's stop making lists of "cool cities." They use the same boring criteria, and no one wants to live in them
Monday, Jul 30, 2012 8:15 PM UTC 88Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
New York only wants investment bankers
Subsidized tiny studios are New York's latest effort to appeal to the young and upwardly mobile
Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 37Life Dream City, Michael Bloomberg
Unleash our kids
Crime is at a 40-year low, but nervous parents are limiting their kids' freedom to roam -- and it hurts urban life
Saturday, Jul 21, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 86Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Commuting to Disneyland
As going carless turns cool, our new train stations are becoming magnificent public gathering spots
Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 32Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Hipsters won’t save us
Buzzed-about essays debate the "creative class." Maybe coffee shops and bike shares aren't a real urban policy!
Friday, Jul 13, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 33Life Dream City, Richard Florida
Is that a forest downtown?
Forget open land. Actual wild space is returning to cities -- and these new swamps and wetlands might save money
Saturday, Jul 7, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 25Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Every city needs a brand
A catchy nickname isn't enough: A city needs a persona. But how do you brand a place that's simply nice to live in?
Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 16Life Dream City, Editor's Picks
Moving home: The new key to success
The economy has young people boomeranging back to flyover-country cities to live cheap and chase their dreams
Saturday, Jun 23, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 37Entertainment Dream City, Editor's Picks
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