Jun 02 Column: ‘The New Urban Crisis’ is a crisis of capitalism, writ large By Richard Florida Are cities the great engines of innovation, the models of economic and social progress that the optimists celebrate, or are they the zones of gaping inequality and class division that the pessimists decry? The reality is that they are both. Continue reading
Jun 01 Is the ‘creative class’ saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in? By Paul Solman The clustering of the "creative class" -- professionals in the arts, in the media, in tech -- has brought growth and innovation to cities, but has also led to "the new urban crisis," author Richard Florida tells the NewsHour's Paul… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 4:38 Why urban beekeeping is a rising trend in major cities By Sam Weber, Laura Fong Bees are critical to agricultural production, but beekeeping is actually increasing in cities like Los Angeles and New York City, where restrictions on the practice were recently lifted. In Philadelphia, where there are thousands of abandoned lots to forage, both… Continue watching
Jul 25 How are millennials leaving their mark on the Rust Belt? By Tim Henderson, Stateline Baltimore — along with Buffalo, New York; Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Pittsburgh and St. Louis — is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the number of young college graduates among large cities. They are hoping this wave of young… Continue reading
Jun 29 Column: Forget the white picket fence, the American Dream is in the city By Vikram Mansharamani The suburbs still offer a great deal, but there’s a powerful countertrend that is increasingly hard to ignore: a renaissance in cities. Continue reading
Jan 21 How your neighborhood coffee shop is brewing geniuses By Paul Solman Genius, says author Eric Weiner, is not just born, it's created and cultivated, often in cities. And in 1900 Vienna, the coffee shop was imperative to cultivating the creativity necessary for genius. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 10:02 How do you cool down urban violence when summer heats up? By PBS News Hour Along with high-profile cases like the shooting at Emmanuel AME in Charleston and some of the killings of unarmed individuals by police, cities across the U.S. are experiencing a significant surge in gun violence. Gwen Ifill discusses this trend with… Continue watching
Aug 20 City living makes spiders grow larger By Justin Scuiletti It turns out that spiders love city life, especially rich cities. According to a study published Wednesday by journal PLOS ONE, certain species of spiders thrive when urbanization occurs, as opposed to areas with larger vegetation. Continue reading
Jul 13 Two African cities top list of most expensive places for American expats By Xander Landen Luanda, Angola is the most expensive city in the world for Americans to live, according to Mercer’s 2014 Cost of Living Rankings released this month. N’Djamena, Chad, took the second-place spot. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Looking for national trends in Va. governor’s race Conservatives face tougher time in elections as urban burbs take on city trends… Continue watching