Urban Living

Parents Must Make the Grade on Involvement

Gloria Bonilla Santiago | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Education, Schools, Parenting, Urban Living, Charter Schools, US Poverty, Joe Harrison, Education News

Last week, Louisiana State Rep. Joe Harrison introduced a bill in that state's legislature that -- if passed -- would grade parents on the level and quality of their involvement in their kid's education.

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How To Farm In The Big City

Earth911 | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Urban-Living, Green News

Jenna Spevack, artist and professor of creative media at City University of New York, has created what she calls “microfarms” – mini gardens of ...

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Could Your Junk Food Be Making You Depressed?

The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Junk Food Depression, Junk Food Mental Health, Junk Food Health, Video, Urban Living, Trans Fats Depression, Junk Food Depressed, Healthy Living News

A new study shows that junk food may have effects beyond expanding your waistline and upping your sodium levels -- it might also be sabotaging your me...

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Women And Work: Are Gen-Y Women Experiencing ‘Millennial Burnout Syndrome'?

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Career & Money, Gen-Y Women, Work Life Balance, Millennial Burnout Syndrome, Urban Living, Women and Stress, Women Work, Women Burning Out, Women Asking for Raises, Work-Life Balance, Millennial Women Stress, Millennial Women, Young Women Workplace, Millennial Women Jobs, Women News

Are you a 20-something woman, lucky enough to be gainfully employed, but feel like you’re already burning out? If so, you’re not alone. Accord...

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Americans Are Protesting, But What Stops Full-Scale Rioting?

Jake Blumgart | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Occupy Philly, Urban Living, Philadelphia, Michael-Katz, Flash Mobs, Urban Policy, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Urban Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Michael Katz, Books News

Michael Katz's Why Don't American Cities Burn? is both a crushing reminder of seemingly intractable problems that still face American cities and an exploration of why things aren't worse.

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20 Minty-Fresh Recipes In Honor Of Spring

Kitchen Daily | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Raita Recipe, Video, Urban Living, Mint Pesto Recipe, Fresh Mint Recipes, Spring Recipes, Light Dinner Recipes, Mint Recipes, Slidepollajax, Light Recipes, Mint Peas Recipe, KitchenDaily News

Nothing says spring quite like fresh mint. Its flavor embodies everything of this blooming season -- light, fresh and bright. Its light green color is...

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WATCH: Chopsticks 101 For Even The Clumsiest Eaters

Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Cooking-Healthy, Video, Urban Living, How to Use Chopsticks, Chopsticks 101, How to Hold Chopsticks, Chopsticks Etiquette, Chopsticks, Using Chopsticks, Eating With Chopsticks, KitchenDaily News

When you go out with a group of friends to an Asian restaurant, are you always the one that asks for a fork? Well, you don't have to be that person an...

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How To Dine Out Like A Health Pro

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: health.com, Healthy Food, Diet and Nutrition, Video, Healthy Restaurant Food, Urban Living, Eat Out, Slidepollajax, Eat Out In, Restaurant Food, Healthy Living News

By Leslie Barrie You've heard how diet-unfriendly dining out can be (2,120 calories for cheese fries with chili and ranch dressing at Chili's!), ...

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Learn To Drink Guinness Like An Irishman

Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Guinness Settle, Urban Living, Guinness Glass, Guinness Double Pour, Drinking Guinness, Guinness Nitrate Bubbles, Pouring Guinness, Guinness Recipes, Irish Stout Recipes, Slidepollajax, Irish Recipes, KitchenDaily News

When a product has been around for over 250 years and 10 million are sold everyday, you know you've found something special. And if there's just one w...

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iPads In The Bedroom? Why Bringing Screens To Bed Is A Bad Idea

The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Video, Sleep Better, Ipad Use, Apple Ipad, Urban Living, How to Sleep Better, Ipad Bedroom, Sleep Deprivation, Ipad, Sleep, Healthy Living News

About 35 percent of British adults sleep with teddy bears. Many more share a bed with a partner or spouse. Others still co-sleep, alongside children ...

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A Happy Reason To Go Veggie

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Vegetarian Diet, Vegetarian Diet Stress, Video, Vegetarianism Stress, Vegetarian Diet Happiness, Vegetarian Stress, Urban Living, Vegetarian Happiness, Healthy Living News

By Elizabeth Nolan Brown, for Blisstree.com Omnivores, take note: Embracing a vegetarian diet could make you happier and less stressed, according t...

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PHOTOS: Which Paris Fashion Week Look Is Weirder?

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Peachoo Krejberg Runway, Video, Urban Living, Peachoo Krejberg Fashion Week, Devastee, Peachoo Krejberg, Devastee Runway, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Devastee Fashion Week, Style News

Even though everyone's zonked from New York, London and Milan, it's hard not to get excited about Paris Fashion Week. The draw, of course, are the...

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Who Decides What Gets Sold In The Bookstore?

Seth Godin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Amazon Store, Urban Living, Ibooks, Bookstores, Ebooks, Books News

We're heading to a world where there are just a handful of influential bookstores (Amazon, Apple, Nook...) and one by one, the principles of open access are disappearing. Apple, apparently, won't carry an ebook that contains a link to buy a hardcover book from Amazon.

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The Weirdest Ways Women Become Friends

The Huffington Post | Lori Fradkin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Friendship, Arielle Klepper, Julie Zinn, Aimee Arlen, Friends, Urban Living, Rachel Churchill, Ryann Gastwirth, Amanda Feinberg, Kirsten Dunlaevy, Random Friends, Sarah Klein, Kelli Rudelson, Female Friendships, Women News

"How did you meet?" When you ask this question of friends who seem to know each other well, you probably expect to hear that they went to school t...

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This Is Your Brain On Dance!

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Neuroscience, Choreography, Video, Riley Watts, Urban Living, Art Meets Science, Brain, Dr. Emily Cross, Science, Dance, Neurology, Bangar University, Neuroaesthetics, Arts News

We can guess what our brains go through while we're dancing; we experience euphoria, elation, happiness, and probably nervousness for those with two l...

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Not Your Instant Ramen: How To Make Real Ramen Soup

Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Ramen History, How to Make Ramen, Video, Urban Living, Cooking How-To, Ramen Noodle Soup, Instant Ramen, Ramen Noodles, Japanese Cuisine, Ramen, Nissin Ramen, KitchenDaily News

Most people know ramen as a cheap college meal -- the instant pasta in a plastic packet or foam cup that's prepared in minutes. But real ramen is so m...

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What To Do When Someone Else Takes Credit For Your Work

Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Career & Money, Career Advancement, Urban Living, Work Advice, Take Credit for Your Work, Get Recognized at Work, Career Advice, Someone Else Takes Credit for Your Work, Career Tips, Women News

Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse Managers love to extol the virtues of a team mentality. I can't count how many schlocky motivational posters I've ...

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Meet The New Carrie Bradshaw!

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: The Carrie Diaries, TV News, The Carrie Diaries the Cw, AnnaSophia Robb, Reality-Free, TV Canada, Television, Video, Urban Living, Annasophia Robb the Carrie Diaries, Carrie Bradshaw, Annasophia Robb Carrie Bradshaw, The CW, TV News

The CW has finally found its Carrie Bradshaw, the role originally made famous by Sarah Jessica Parker in the HBO hit "Sex and the City." After mon...

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5 Ways To Look Hireable On Facebook

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Auburn University, Video, Facebook Personality Score, Urban Living, The Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Donald Kluemper, Bob Sullivan, Facebook Timeline, Facebook, Career Advice for Women, Northern Illinois University, University-of-Evansville, Women News

There’s another reason to feel a twinge of envy toward those acquaintances with 1,000-plus Facebook friends. You know, the ones whose walls are an i...

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White Glove Indicator: Doorman Bonuses Mirror Brightening Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Porter, Year-End Bonus, Urban Living, Under the Table Money, Handyman, Doormen, Economy, Holiday Tipping, Superintendent, Gratuity, Cash Bonuses, Apartment Building, Holiday Tips, Business News

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- If holiday tipping is one indicator of where the economy is headed, then the doormen of Greenwich Village have good news: Tips are u...

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In Defense of Bedbugs

Ben H. Winters | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Bed Bugs, Urban Living, Ryan Avent, Density, Bedbug Infestation, Insects, Bed Bug Infestation, Bedbugs, Living With Bedbugs, New York City, Cities, City Living, Culture News

Yes, they live in your bed; they suck your blood; and they are almost impossible to kill or get rid of. All of these can be considered negative qualities. But play a bit of compare and contrast, and bedbugs come out looking pretty good.

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Space Saving Furniture That Transforms One Room Into Two or Three (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Space-Saving Furniture, Downsizing, Green News, Murphy Bed, Transformer Furniture, New York City, Small House, Small Space Furniture, Transformable Furniture, Wall Bed, Small Space, Tiny Homes, Urban Living, Home Size, Tiny Apartments, Pull Down Bed, Retractable Furniture, Style News

At a time when many of us -- due to finances, the environment or increasing urbanization -- are trying to put our homes on a diet, there's one obvious place to cut: our bedrooms.

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Living Large in Small Spaces

Courtney Cachet | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Small Space, Urban Living, Hayneedle, Interior Decorating, Office Depot, Courtney Cachet, Apartments, Nbc, Hunter Douglas, Interior Design, Sherwin Williams, Style News

Just like fashion, less is more -- especially when it comes to a tight space. The more items in view means the more crowded and cluttered the room appears.

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Urban Living

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Global Business Leadership, Urban Living, Shaking the Globe, Urbanism, Cities, Business News

Researchers identified May 23, 2007, as the first time in history that city dwellers outnumbered the world's rural population. Because cities are growing, companies locate in urban areas as an efficient way to reach talent and customers.

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Rediscovering the Joys of the Urban Environment

Michael J. Critelli | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Big Cities, Urban Living, Cities, City Living, Healthy Living News

I love living in cities, the bigger the better, for many reasons. It's time to celebrate urban opportunity, not just danger.

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