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Jody Pollock | Jun 4th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
In her column, Divercity, Jody Pollock reports on the increasing number of “majority-minority” cities, where more than half the population belongs to a group other than single-race, non-Hispanic whites. (
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Hamida Kinge | May 28th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Hamida Kinge reviews
The Garden, a film about a vast community garden in Los Angeles that fell victim to a land ownership squabble. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | May 7th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C. |
So says the latest report from the American Public Transit Association, which has calculated how much city residents can save this year by switching from cars to public transit. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Jan 6th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
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Josh Leon | Dec 29th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
Turner Classic Movies is televising a festival that pits these two famed cities against each other. The series will show how these two quintessential cities have captured the popular imagination throughout five decades of film. (
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Hamida Kinge | Dec 21st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
Immigrants fuel growth in cities and are nearly 30 percent more like to start businesses than native-born Americans. A recent conference on immigrants’ roles in cities sparked debate over how cities can foster immigrant businesses. (
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Josh Leon | Dec 15th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
What does terrorism mean for a city like Mumbai? The city won’t stop growing just because some people don’t like it. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Dec 4th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
A recent
Wall Street Journal article suggests that cities should do anything they can to avoid cutting crime-reduction budgets during these lean times. (
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Josh Leon | Dec 1st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco |
In the second of three pieces, NAC will explore the recent approval of a $10 billion bond measure to construct a high-speed rail link between Sacramento and San Diego. Holly Otterbein already voiced her thoughts
here. Stay tuned tomorrow for Ben Adler’s take on it. (
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Benjamin Gilbert | Nov 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
On Oct. 31,
Next American City and over 100 guests explored Los Angeles’ hidden gem, Farmlab. The afternoon lunch, courtesy of Farmlab, included a spread of fresh foods and vegetables including some ingredients - cactus and bananas - grown on the premises! Occidental College’s Mark Vallianatos then took attendees through a brief history of food in Los Angeles, highlighting some of the key conversations at the moment including the lack of affordable fresh food in several neighborhoods, the demand for schools to offer healthy alternatives and the recent fast food ban. (
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On Oct. 31, Next American City and over 100 guests explored Los Angeles’ hidden gem, Farmlab. The afternoon lunch, courtesy of Farmlab, included a spread of fresh foods and vegetables including some ingredients - cactus and bananas - grown on the premises! Occidental College’s Mark Vallianatos then took attendees through a brief history of food in Los Angeles, highlighting some of the key conversations at the moment including the lack of affordable fresh food in several neighborhoods, the demand for schools to offer healthy alternatives and the recent fast food ban. (keep reading…)
