Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts
The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?
A New Soho House in Portland Brings Soul-Searching (and a Rooftop Pool)
The status-conscious social club has landed in the Pacific Northwest’s crunchiest city. Some locals wonder: Why?
Two Shopping Areas in Qatar Couldn’t Be More Different
The neighboring areas in Doha, Qatar, couldn’t be more different when it comes to ambience and goods for sale.
Parisians Want to Bring Their Neighbors Closer Together. But First, Cheese.
A grass-roots movement aims to recast urban living in Paris and other cities around the world through a hyperlocal prism of neighborliness.
St. Louis’s Brickline Green Way Trail Explores African American History
A two-mile section of the city’s Brickline Greenway project explores the past and future of the city’s Black community.
Lincoln Center, Seeking New Audiences, Plans to Remake Its West Edge
The center hopes a major renovation along Amsterdam Avenue will help shed its elitist image and forge closer ties with Black and Latino residents.
‘Transformers’ Statues Cause a Big Fight in Georgetown
A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The well-heeled locals were not pleased.
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens
The New York City Football Club will pay roughly $780 million to build the stadium in Willets Point in Queens as part of a project that will include housing and a hotel.
Titletown in Green Bay, Where Packer Fans Come Together
In Green Bay, the field at the mixed-use development next to the Packer’s home stadium was designed as a place for football-obsessed fans to celebrate, win or lose.