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U.S. Cities Look To 'Sell To The Globe'

Reuters | Posted 03.21.2012

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By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON Jan 19 (Reuters) - Whipped by the recession and financial crisis, U.S. cities are looking far beyond their ...

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Quick Guide: Breakfast In Seattle

Susan Fogwell | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Seattle, Travel, Breakfast, Pike Place Market, Brunch, Restaurants, Foodie Travel, Food Travel, US Cities, Destinations, Travel Blogs, US Destinations, Cities, Travel News
Susan Fogwell

The thriving restaurant scene in Seattle, Washington is eclectic, creative and inspiring. The same is true in the early-morning hours, with outstanding offerings when it comes to breakfast.

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PHOTOS: A Visit To New York's 9/11 Memorial

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: 9/11 Memorial, Michael Arad, Reflecting Absence, World Trade Center, The Survivor Tree, One World Trade Center, Slidepollajax, New York 9/11 Memorial, US Cities, Destinations, Travel Blogs, US Destinations, Cities, New York, Travel News
Barbara Barton Sloane

Now, a decade along, downtown New York City has not only recovered, it's been reborn. With a nod to the past and an eye toward the future, the World Trade Center site lives once more.

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A Hassle-Free Guide To Visiting New York City Landmarks

Millie Kerr | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: 9/11 Memorial, Travel, Travel Tips, New York City, New York, Ellis Island, US Cities, Destinations, US Destinations, Holiday Travel, Travel News
Millie Kerr

I've been traveling for 30 years. Yet nothing scarred me more than my recent role as a tourist in New York City. You might think, as I naively thought, that locals would be savvy enough to avoid tourist traps, but you'd be wrong.

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PHOTOS: A Visit To Seattle's Pike Place Market

Kirsten Dixon | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Seattle, Shopping, Slideadbigshot, Seattle Travel, US Cities, Destinations, US Destinations, Pike Place Market, Markets, US Travel, Travel News
Kirsten Dixon

Life is wonderful in the wilds of Alaska. Shopping for the holidays is severely limited, though, so my daughter and I set out for Seattle's most famous market.

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The Hot Zone For Serious Foodies: Boston's South End

Necee Regis | Posted 02.14.2012

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Necee Regis

This now-chic area has become a magnet for upscale, chef-owned and independently run restaurants. Some say there's more cooking talent along these streets than in the rest of the city combined.

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Friday Photo: Yellow

Kirsten Alana | Posted 02.08.2012

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Kirsten Alana

In New York City, yellow is as synonymous with taxi cabs as it is with school buses anywhere else.

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PHOTOS: Exploring Exciting Chicago This Christmas

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 02.07.2012

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Olga Bonfiglio

It may be cold in Chicago, but we've found that spending Christmas there warms our hearts

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PHOTOS: National Pinball Museum Moving To Baltimore

Posted 11.22.2011

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The nation's biggest pinball museum is leaving Washington, DC for a 12,000-square-foot building in downtown Baltimore, where up to 900 machines will b...

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Finding Philadelphia's Best New Coffee Shop (PHOTOS)

wejetset | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Pennsylvania Travel, Coffee Shops, Travel Tips, Philadelphia Travel, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, Philadelphia, Coffee, US Cities, Destinations, Travel News
wejetset

The irony of operating a travel website is that sometimes you discover amazing things in your own town, like an enchanting new coffee shop called Pure Fare.

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A Weekend With Gertrude Stein In San Francisco

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 11.19.2011

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Andrea R. Vaucher

Los Angeles offers a wealth of easily accessible travel destinations for weekend escapes. From Palm Springs with its stark desert landscape and breath...

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Pondering Artifacts of Displacement in the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, World, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Rome, Architecture, Green, Travel, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Density, Travel News, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

If our cities must be dense to be competitive and sustainable, we must also look with care to the potential displacement of uses, institutions or traditions -- not to mention the artifacts we will leave behind.

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Exploring the Immediacy of the In-Between Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.27.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

The archaeology of today's urban regions need not be excavation-based. One trick allows the illusion of memory through photographic tools.

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Corners as the Baseline for Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.12.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

More so than public squares -- which require a conscious set-aside of assembled space -- corners naturally result from crossroads, the elemental feature of travel between places.

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Creating the Urban Diary

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.07.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

Cities are hubs of human interaction, and the urban experience can be enhanced by authentic participation in the dynamics of a place and transitions to nearby venues.

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Exploring Simple Urban Amenities at the Public Edge

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.02.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

What if American cities legislated brighter color amid windows, balconies planted green and encouraged flags and hanging laundry? What if homeowner associations and rental contracts required vegetation and decoration?

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Top 10 US Cities And What They'll Cost You

Grace Nasri | Posted 09.20.2011

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Grace Nasri

With spring winding down and summer quickly approaching, Americans are starting to plan their vacations. But many are planning on saving money this summer by keeping their travel plans domestic.

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Coloring the Urban Experience

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 07.11.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

How can we marshal the potential of urban color while retaining a legally appropriate balance between public regulation of the private realm?

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Inspiring the Redefinition of Urban Public Space

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 07.06.2011

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Charles R. Wolfe

Here, from afar, is more evidence that street and square, beach and byway all have a greater and unrealized multipurpose capacity, ripe for recalibration in ever-evolving America.

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Urban Engines -- American Cities Must Grow

Greg Selkoe | Posted 06.11.2011

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Greg Selkoe

My name is Greg Selkoe and I am an entrepreneur. This is a phrase I am proud of and no matter what the activity, whether it was when I worked at City ...

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In the City, We Cannot Live by Social Science Alone

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green News, Green, Social Science, Seattle, Cities, Economics, New York City, Sustainability, Impact, Urban Policy, Humanism, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

Edward Glaeser's recent piece on Seattle is great press -- the stuff of boosterism and for use as evidence in corner of higher education, in the face of looming budget cuts in Olympia, our state capital.

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The 15 U.S. Cities Hit Hardest By The Recession

Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- An international study says Las Vegas has one of the worst economies in the world, and prospects for a rapid recovery appear dim. T...

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America's Safest City Neighborhoods: Does Yours Make The Cut?

Posted 05.25.2011

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While America's biggest cities were once hotbeds of crime and violence, in recent years places like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston have become relat...

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America's Five Most Stressful Cities

ABC News | Sarah Lynch | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stressful Cities, Forbes, Chicago, Cities, US Cities, Healthy Living News

Few enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Chicago....

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The Fastest Growing Cities In America

CNN Money | Les Christie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Fastest Growing Cities, US Cities, Cities, Phoenix, Home News

The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, acco...

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