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• The Daily Report

  Rethinking the Bodega

  Holly Otterbein | Wed, Sep 17th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: las vegas, obesity, holly otterbein, bodega, food and liquors | 3

  Shopping at your neighborhood’s corner store is a great way to support the local economy. The Neighbors Project encourages people to do just that, while also helping citizens to bring more fresh produce into their local bodegas. Read about their latest project, “Bodega Party in a Box,” after the jump.
  

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• The Daily Report

  L.A. City Council Turns Fast Food Into a Zoning Issue

  Brian Krier | Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, brian krier, city council, obesity, public health, jan perry, food desert, food zoning, fast food | 3

  In a unanimous vote on July 29, the Los Angeles City Council approved a one-year moratorium on the opening of new fast food establishments in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Was the council acting in its constituents’ best interests or did the city extend itself too far into the lives of its residents?

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• Headlines

  Dangerous Obesity, Mississippi Skyline, Halted Downtowns, more

  Hayley Richardson | Mon, Feb 25th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, los angeles, downtown, construction, katrina, obesity, skyliine, traffic plateau, green cart, mississippi skyline, traffic growth, st louis, architectural tension, small business | 0

  Manhattanville’s Architectural Tension

  “Beyond the glass and steel illustrations of Columbia’s planned Manhattanville buildings is a tension between preserving the aesthetic aspects of the neighborhood and convincing local residents to embrace a modern look.Although architecture alone does not create a space, design wields powerful force in helping to sculpt not only the physical characteristics, but also the emotional and psychological mood of a neighborhood. “What the community…

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