12 Other U.S. Mayors Who Did Decide to Resign
Ed Murray resigned yesterday from his post as mayor of Seattle after a fifth person stepped forward accusing him of sexual abuse—the latest allegation coming from a younger cousin of his. For that he...
View ArticleEd Lee's Legacy
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, the first Asian American to lead the city, died on Tuesday. He was 65.Former Mayor Willie Brown, whose push catapulted Lee to the Mayor’s office in 2011, told the San...
View ArticleBooks That Influenced Us in 2017
Gentrifier by Jason Patch, John Joe Schlichtman, and Marc Lamont HillGentrifying is all the rage; even beavers are doing it. And yet it’s hard to respond to the rage, because the choler behind it comes...
View ArticleYour Entire City Is an Instagram Playground Now
A few years ago, back when Tilda Swinton was taking naps at the Museum of Modern Art and every place was racing to build a Rain Room, it seemed as though museums had a problem. An infection. A social...
View ArticleThe Year in City Resistance
Cities resisted Donald Trump immediately.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio became a vocal public opponent. As protesters gathered in airports in response to Trump’s original travel ban, Pittsburgh...
View ArticleWhat to Buy Your Friends and Enemies at D.C. Metro's Gift Shop
The D.C. area’s most rabid Metro fans must’ve all been too busy enjoying public transit to show up for the start of WMATA’s Metro Store grand opening on Wednesday morning. Or maybe, like Metrorail...
View ArticleWhich Celebrity Should Voice Your City's Transit Announcements?
In Hollywood, his grizzly chuckle is unmistakable from miles away. Now in Vancouver and, most recently, Toronto, Seth Rogen’s signature laugh is gracing the ears of morning commuters as he becomes the...
View ArticleOur Best (and Worst) Roommate Stories
Roommates are the people who see us at our worst (our best, too, but that’s way more rare): our drunkest, groggiest, and sloppiest; our most stressed and psychotic. And usually, unfortunately,...
View Article2018 Was the Year of the Aspirational Park
Perhaps the loudest sign of an urban trend comes from its least inspiring example. Along the Hudson River in Manhattan, construction has begun on Pier 55, a fantastical floating park and performance...
View ArticleHow I. M. Pei Shaped the Modern City
I. M. Pei died Thursday at the age of 102 after a long career as an architect of great renown. Most known for his glass pyramid addition to the Louvre Museum in Paris and the East Building addition to...
View ArticleThe Skyline-Shaping Architecture of César Pelli
César Pelli, an architect whose soaring towers defined the skylines of cities around the world, died on July 19 at the age of 92. A versatile designer, Pelli penned museums, airport terminals, and...
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