Amid marijuana legalization, a civic problem lingers: that smell
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Homicides are plummeting in most American cities
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Christiania, Copenhagen's hippie oasis, wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
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How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. (gifted link)
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Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses”
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The 24-hour city: In a push to bolster nightlife, cities are changing laws to keep bars, restaurants and transit systems operating round-the-clock
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Why American cities are squalid
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San Francisco and Grants Pass Oregon lawsuits about homelessness highlight this question: Do those who reject shelter choose homelessness?
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New lives in the city: How Taleban have experienced life in Kabul
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Links forged half a century ago with Gaza City mean that support for Palestine goes well beyond gesture politics in Tromsø, Norway
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London's traditional Christmas tree has been felled in Norway ahead of its trip to Trafalgar Square
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At a Helsinki nursery, children spend all day in the forest – how outdoor learning benefits children's health and teaches them to value nature
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Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ neighbors have no voting rights to stop it
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How London lost its place at the heart of Black Britain
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Lord Sugar documents east London’s rubbish mountains
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In this Arizona city, kids with autism are more than welcome
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Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
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Copenhagen's mayor has urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city's Christiania neighborhood where a thirty-year-old man was shot and killed
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Residents of the Danish neighbourhood of Christiania have asked authorities for help shutting down its Pusher Street after a slew of recent gang-related murders
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The best place to drink is the emptiest bar in the city
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Policeman and reformed criminal who shot him meet face-to-face | Crime Stories
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Social movements and trade unions in Peru are holding a third massive march on the capital, Lima on July 19
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Tell me about the best urban neighborhoods you've lived in
I'm relocating soon and trying to find the right spot for me. I don't want this to be an individual recommendation thread though. Instead, just tell me about your favorite urban neighborhoods —...
I'm relocating soon and trying to find the right spot for me. I don't want this to be an individual recommendation thread though. Instead, just tell me about your favorite urban neighborhoods — what you love about them, what isn't so great, and what makes them stand out from the rest.
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Rising rents and diminishing aid fuel a sharp increase in evictions in US cities
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Residents of Christiania in Denmark may vote to end open cannabis trade over fears of rising gang violence
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Trendy neighbourhood in Copenhagen bracing for major protests over anti-ghetto law – critics say it's racist and pushing out remaining social housing
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'Landlords are a scum class': Everything I've learnt about London renting
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The privatization of policing
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Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
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In accordance with annual tradition, a Norwegian Christmas tree has arrived in Trafalgar Square, London – this year marks the 75th anniversary
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Megalopolis: How coastal west Africa will shape the coming century
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‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken
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Metros with the most unoccupied homes in America
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All About Berlin
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What Twitter’s move to shutter offices signals for Big Tech
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Tokyo’s Manuscript Writing Cafe only allows writers on a deadline, and won’t let them leave until finished
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The airport: A story of the fall of Kabul
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The next affordable US city is already too expensive
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Changing Brussels neighborhood Molenbeek tries to leave stigma of terrorism behind
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Tokyo: The big city that is also pleasant to live in
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Inside the fall of Kabul: An on-the-ground account
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Are we at war with Norway? – Brits mock sad gifted Trafalgar Square Christmas tree
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Witness History spoke to photographer Mark Edwards, who was given unique access to document a famously photo shy community of Christiania in Denmark
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Denmark's hippie, psychedelic oasis Christiania turns fifty – celebration over four days includes parades, speeches, exhibitions, workshops, shows and concerts
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Why we won’t raise our kids in suburbia
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Dubai is a parody of the 21st century
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Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language
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The end of "The End of San Francisco"
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Choosing a school in a segregated city
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What Internet memes get wrong about Breezewood, Pennsylvania
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