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  Philadelphia’s Chinatown Braces For the Impact of Rice Shortages

  Jennifer Kim | Fri, May 16th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Philadelphia | Tags: philadelphia, china, tourism, gas prices, restaurants, rice, tourist, rice shortage, jennifer kim, imports, asian food, chinatown | 0

  What happens to a neighborhood when its most important commodity is in short supply? The shortage of rice has already taken its toll on Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Jennifer Kim reports.

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  A Bronze Fonz? A Revealing Tussle over Public Art in Milwaukee

  Dave Steele | Wed, Mar 26th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Milwaukee | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, downtown, chicago, tourism, art, 1970s, beer, public art, picasso, fonzie, tv characters | 8

  An uproar over a statue of the 1970s TV icon says more about its city than any piece of public art could. 

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  24 Hour Cities: Sensible or Superfluous?

  Hayley Richardson | Wed, Feb 27th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, economy, crime, tourism, casino, noise complaints, times square, 24 hours, city that never sleeps, market street, lewis mumford | 3

  The concept of 24 hours holds a special place in the popular imagination of Americans.  It evokes a sense of urgency and a sense of romance: late night diners, watching the sunrise, saving the world.  But the phrase is particularly relevant, and particularly overused, when it comes to cities.

  Lewis Mumford wrote in The Culture of Cities that “through its complex orchestration of time and space, no less than through the social division of labor, life in the city takes on a the…

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• The Daily Report

  How Cities Capitalize on the Gay Community

  Nissa Lee | Fri, Jan 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: tourism, nissa lee, gary j gates, nightlife gay, capitalize on the gay community, gay community | 0

  

  
  

  -photo courtesy of Ladestra

  
  “Come to Philadelphia. Get your history straight and your nightlife gay.”

  Sound familiar? This campaign slogan, pitched in 2003, has helped Philadelphia rake in its share from the $54.1 billion gay tourism market. In an article entitled ”How a city grows gay-friendly,” Jerry McHugh with Community Marketing Inc. says, “Gay visitors to Philadelphia spend almost 2½ times more each day and 80 percent more on a hotel than other tourists. Gay men and lesbians…

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• Headlines

  Leaving Las Vegas, crumbling Philadelphia, reviving Amtrak, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Thu, Nov 1st, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, infrastructure, tourism, las vegas, amtrak, global warming, the maldives, fit towns | 0

  Transportation Costs Increase in NY Region

  “The agencies that operate the buses, trains, tunnels and bridges that spill commuters into Manhattan are in the midst of one of the biggest and most sustained rounds of fare and toll increases in decades.”

  Congress Considers Additional Funding For Amtrak

  “Congress is considering a bill to significantly increase funding for the nation’s only passenger railroad. The bill would be a welcome step, but even if it passes, Amtrak — badly…

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