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Radical Old, Futuristic New: 9 Visions For Chicago
Chicagoisms, at the art institute, explores the city’s progressive urban design and enlists architects’ riffs on the city’s…
mRNA Vaccines – Here’s Everything You Need To Know
In December 2020, the US FDA issued emergency use authorization for mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna,…
Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer? Here’s What To Look For
Whatever the cause be, the time following an injury is extremely turbulent and distressing for people. The adversity…
How Cities Can Combat The Dangerous Combination Of Extreme Heat And COVID
Labor Day Weekend usually signals the end of summer, but this year, it seems like the record heat…
Violent Crime Is Like Infectious Disease – And We Know How To Stop It Spreading
Headlines scream about “epidemics” of shootings and stabbings – but what if we took that literally? From Chicago…
America’s Best Food Truck Cities
Over the past few years, food trucks have become ubiquitous in the country’s biggest cities, from Boston to San…
The Case For Building $1,500 Parks
A groundbreaking new study shows that access to “greened” vacant lots reduced feelings of worthlessness and depression, especially…
100 Years Ago, Air Pollution Stained Birds Gray
The dirty feathers of birds in some museum collections are giving scientists clues as to the level of…
Web Access Alone Won’t Bridge Digital Divide
Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and female, African American, and Hispanic students report significantly lower levels of Web…
How Do You Identify Fake News?
Remember when 318 people were shot in Chicago on Halloween 2015 and former President Barack Obama declared a state of…
Top 12 Best Public Transportation In Major U.S. Cities
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees the Long Island Rail Road, and the…
How To Find Your Real Sister City
People often link Austin, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as sister cities. Both are home to anchor universities…
The Top 10 Cities For Techies And Techies For Cities
Despite the best efforts of cities like New York and Boston, the West Coast still has a tight…
The Future Of The Cloud And Data Centers Are Found In A Bakery
We live in a data-driven world. From social media to smart cities to the internet of things, we…
8 Best Cities To Enjoy City Lights and Holiday Spirit
Let’s just put it this way: Clark Griswold would highly consider moving after seeing these displays. ‘Tis the…
The Top 10 Best Christmas Markets Of The World
In the weeks leading up Christmas, holiday markets open across Europe and America as part of an annual…
35 Ways To Experience America’s 35 Obnoxiously Rich City Suburbs
We’re gonna take a guess: if you’re checking to see if your town is on this list, you…
Top 10 Cities In The US If Public Transport Is Your Thing
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the average auto commuter in the United States spends 42 hours…
Top 10 National Parks In The USA For Urban Escapes
Most people, even dedicated urbanites, need a break now and then from concrete jungle, round-the-clock noise, and exhaust…
Top 10 Places For Growing Foods In Cities In The USA
People have been growing food and raising livestock across the United States for centuries—even in cities. But it…
A Vision Of Transforming Industrial Bareness To Eco-Villages
A landscape architect proposes exurban shipping districts you’d actually want to visit (or live in). Environmentalists have been…
The Top, Best, Quirkiest Flea Markets In The U.S.
Amidst the hodgepodge of rare goods and collectible gems that can be found at flea markets, those with…
Top 15 Biggest Retail Giants Of The World
The retail industry is one of the biggest and arguably the most profitable industries in the world. The…
How Colorado Springs Emerged From Recession
In many ways, Colorado Springs and other cities have rebounded. But things aren’t as good as they seem.…
How Big Data Can Also Discriminate Like People
“This program had absolutely nothing to do with race…but multi-variable equations.” That’s what Brett Goldstein, a former policeman…
Why Cities Raced To Build Skyscrapers
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, but it may be eclipsed soon. What’s behind…
The Future Of Tech At Cities Of The Future
As witnessed in Silicon Valley over the last two decades, Tech industry growth impacts housing values and creates…
How To Make Infrastructure Sexy
INFRASTRUCTURE IS VITAL, BUT TOTALLY BORING. ONE CHICAGO AGENCY TRIES TO SPICE THINGS UP WITH DATA VIZ. Infrastructure…
20 US Cities With The Fastest Rising Rents
A Trulia.com analysis of rental prices in US includes a roster of cities with the highest rent boosts from…
Most Livable Cities 2015, Vienna Tops The List Again
Vienna, Austria remained at the top of Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings in 2015, boasting the best quality of…