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On a sunny afternoon in the center of Marseille in southern France, traffic was stopped as the sound of drumming and a swarm of rollicking beasts filled the streets.The city's unofficial yet infamous Carnaval de la Plaine had arrived right on the precipice of a week filled with violent protests and discontent over French President Emmanuel Macron's move to force through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

The village of Prabert is a small community east of Grenoble in the French Alps.It is also a place that comes alive in the imagination of Thomas Rousset, who grew up there and became a photographer.Rousset studied his art at college in Lausanne, Switzerland, and came back to Prabert every weekend to do his homework.

Greek architect and designer Kiki Goti has created Neo-Vanity, a collection of hand-made furniture pieces that celebrate the ritual of dressing up and was on show at Milan design week.Goti wanted to create a dressing room filled with objects that not only facilitate the process of beautification but also embody it.

Off the Hook Ep. 6-It Could All Be So Simple from NPQ on Vimeo.Meet Saphia, a young bell hooks fanatic trying desperately to build a good life in New York City.Constantly immersed in the latest idea she has discovered while reading hooks, Saphia is determined to figure out how to apply these liberatory ideals to her own life.

Meet Saphia, a young bell hooks fanatic trying desperately to build a good life in New York City.Constantly immersed in the latest idea she has discovered while reading hooks, Saphia is determined to figure out how to apply these liberatory ideals to her own life.But the one thing she doesn't account for is a little surprise encouragement from the legend herself.

When Le'Greg Harrison was 9 years old, he biked around the former St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital campus to see if the scary stories were true.Harrison grew up hearing rumors about the largely abandoned facility from other neighborhood kids-including one that Jeffrey Dahmer hid out there.Thirty years later, Harrison is part of a movement that's bringing new life to the campus in Southeast DC: A temporary 23,000-square-foot retail and community complex opens there this week.

On my bookshelf, sandwiched between old high school yearbooks and college-era journals, is a pleather-lined and laminated menu from a diner 3,085 miles from my apartment.I didn't intend to steal it.On a trip to Boston in 2018, I stuck it in my tote to make room for plates of syrup-saturated French toast and doughnuts coated in cracking glaze.

The ubiquitous lunch bowl is typically not the most exciting meal of anyone's day, but Nubian Markets - a combination cafe, butchery, and grocer that celebrated its grand opening this week in Roxbury's Nubian Square, at 2565 Washington Street - is not playing to expectations.Founded by chef Ismail Samad and Yusuf Yassin, the market is using the humble lunch bowl (and a few sandwiches) to tell a lesser-seen story about the intersection of the African and Muslim diaspora, in a zero-waste kitchen, in concert with a halal butchery and grocery store that puts local Black and brown purveyors front and center on its shelves.

Friday, June 2, 2023 by Seth Smalley
Travis County is mulling its very own "Marshall Plan" - an all-encompassing system for revamping social programs in East Travis County, modeled after the post-World War II plan to rebuild Europe's economy and infrastructure.On Thursday, Economic Development & Strategic Investments Director Christy Moffett and Commissioner Jeffrey Travillion briefed the Commissioners Court and the public on the idea during a work session.

Since 2015, the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition made up of South Shore, Woodlawn and Hyde Park neighborhood residents has been sounding the alarm on the threat of displacement and gentrification in communities surrounding the Obama Presidential Center.We've urged the city to take action to address it.

As Chicagoans face down a holiday deadline to pay their property tax bills, Ald.Michael Rodriguez has unveiled a proposal to spend $10 million in unallocated federal COVID-19 recovery funding to help low-income Chicagoans meet the deadline.At a virtual news conference, Rodriguez and fellow Ald.Maria Hadden said the hard-hit Southwest Side and North lakefront neighborhoods they represent were particularly in need.

(Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times)

Maria Esther Valdivia, one of L.A.'s taco matriarchs, died last week due to injuries sustained after she was hit by a car while using a crosswalk.The co-founder of Silver Lake institution Tacos Delta was 74.In the days since Valdivia's death, generations of fans have stopped by to support the restaurant, which has seemed to endure the whims of a neighborhood more commonly associated with gentrification and constant change.

(Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times)

Maria Esther Valdivia, one of L.A.'s taco matriarchs, died last week due to injuries sustained after she was hit by a car while using a crosswalk.The co-founder of Silver Lake institution Tacos Delta was 74.In the days since Valdivia's death, generations of fans have stopped by to support the restaurant, which has seemed to endure the whims of a neighborhood more commonly associated with gentrification and constant change.

Rowan Moore mentions how 2.8 million people now live in areas based on the idea of the garden city (Green belts once served a purpose, but now they are squeezing the life out of cities, Comment).In order to start solving the housing problem, would it not be possible to build new garden cities and suburbs?

Housing is always centre stage in British politics, usually in the form of support for first-time buyers, like right to buy.But Keir Starmer is making housebuilding a key pre-election dividing line, attacking Rishi Sunak for scrapping the government's 300,000 homes a year target for England and, more boldly, recognising that some development on green belt land will be required.

Local The South Coast Rail will extend commuter rail service to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford.Voters in New Bedford and Fall River have overwhelmingly chosen to join the MBTA, clearing one of the final hurdles for commuter rail service from Boston to the South Coast.The South Coast Rail will extend commuter rail service to Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford via the existing Middleborough/Lakeville Line.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 by Jonathan Lee
A new mixed-use development is in the works on East 12th Street.The Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a rezoning that would allow taller and denser buildings on two properties at 3117 and 3121 E. 12th St.
Developer Geyser Group hopes to add Vertical Mixed-Use (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) zoning on the properties, which total 1 acre, in order to build an 80- to 100-unit multifamily development with ground-floor retail.

The grand opening of Marco Senghor's Bissap Baobab, or "Big Baobab," last September was supposed to be a love letter to the people who'd helped him back onto his feet after a grueling pandemic.Senghor closed the first iteration of the restaurant in 2019, using the money to cover legal fees for an immigration case, and spent the deepest days of the pandemic using the kitchen at his smaller restaurant, Little Baobab, to prepare meals for unhoused people when shelters and other food centers were strained for resources.The owner of the pan-African restaurant and nightclub invited San Francisco supervisor Myrna Melgar and several other city officials and hired an Aztec dance crew to perform for the Big Baobab reopening.

Paramount's Mayor Vilma Cuellar Stallings with a Map of rezoned swath of Paramount (City of Paramount) Paramount may soon pave the way for 5,000 more homes.The once-blighted suburb in southeast Los Angeles County has proposed rezoning 279 acres along a forthcoming light rail line for more homes, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.

To ease its deepening housing crisis, Oakland is planning for as many as 36,000 new homes over the next decade  potentially expanding the total number of households in the city by almost a quarter.Where will all of that new housing go in the city of over 440,000 residents that has long struggled to build enough affordable homes and prevent gentrification and displacement?

After a decade of legal and political wrangling, the fight over a Lafayette apartment project that jumpstarted a national pro-housing movement may finally be coming to a close, marking a symbolic victory for advocates fed up with the Bay Area's unhospitable housing market.Over objections from neighbors who sued to halt the project, a California appellate court last month ruled the 315-unit Terraces of Lafayette complex planned for the heart of that East Bay suburb meets state environmental requirements and building can begin.

Most nights, Hwang In-suk pushes a shopping cart up and down the steep alleys of her Seoul neighborhood, trailed by stray cats that emerge from shadows to greet her under glowing streetlamps and convenience store marquees.Her neighbors tend to think of Ms. Hwang, 64, merely as someone who feeds cats in the street.

Oh fiddle faddle, mutters Kaye Mannion in the front room of her house in Hackney, east London.Kaye is a cheerful soul in her mid-70s, a chatterbox, an extrovert.She also happens to be agoraphobic; and has been since she was a teenager.In this documentary about her life, Kaye comes over like Miss Havisham crossed with the mother and daughter Edies from Grey Gardens, with a bit of Carry On thrown in.

Well, it was only a matter of time.Spring is here, and everyone is writing the generic "best cities to visit in the United States" articles, and wouldn't you know it, Portland is back on the list.The restaurants, the parks, the bikes.You all know the words to this song.Except now they're also talking about the 'recovery', saying shit like 'a phoenix rising from the ashes' and 'increased diversity'.

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Morning, Portland!No dilly dallying, let's jump right in.

Eater has confirmed that SGV-favorite Mama Lu's Dumpling House is now selling its crowd-pleasing wares at CBS Seafood restaurant in Chinatown (700 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012).The partnership was first reported by David Chan, a chronicler of local Chinese restaurants.The two establishments officially joined forces on Tuesday, May 2, and are offering a more robust menu that includes a mix of standards from both concepts.

Maybe you haven't heard, but carbs are back in Los Angeles.Not only carbs: Sugar is back, fat is back, frying is back, meat is back.Wings are the new kale and the trendiest grain bowl is loaded baked potato pasta.Hot new restaurants serve pan pizza and cake.Whatever detoxing celebrities are selling, Los Angeles is no longer buying.

On the rooftop of the InterContinental Barclay Hotel in Manhattan last summer, a small group of people gazed awe-struck at an unremarkable morning sky, hemmed-in by Midtown skyscrapers.Oh my goodness, look, one said.My whole life, never seen anything like it, said another.To the younger actors there to help recreate the night of Aug. 14, 2003, what they saw required a leap of imagination.

Affordable housing issues are creating conflict as advocates centre on a fight for a parcel of land acquired by a private developer in a marginalized neighbourhood, even though experts say their calls for expropriation might not be the solution the city needs.The seven properties between 214 and 230 Sherbourne St., located in the east of Toronto Centre, have been a key rallying point for advocates.

Trugoy the Dove, co-founding member of the iconic hip-hop group De La Soul, has died at the age of 54.A cause of death has not yet been revealed.However, Trugoy was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in recent years.Notably, he did not join fellow De La Soul members Posdnuos and Maseo at last weekend's Grammys tribute to hip-hop.

A wealth of new albums in 2022 pushed the boundaries of genre, theme, and sound.From seasoned veterans like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar, returning in triumph with fresh records and even fresher perspectives, to exciting young artists like Saya Gray, whose debut album, 19 Masters, should make any listener excited for the future of music, here are the albums that we've had on repeat all year.

Margo Price has shared a new song called "Lydia," one of those long numbers all the best outlaw country artists write about their harrowing travels on the road.As expected for Price, "Lydia" has a distinctly feminine perspective.She sings about methadone clinics and gentrification, but the song is mostly about a woman who becomes pregnant but cannot raise the baby.

For decades, bright, playful and oddly-shaped fast-food restaurants dotted the roadside along America's highways.You'd drive by Howard Johnson's with its orange roofs and then pass Pizza Hut's red-topped huts.A few more miles and there was the roadside White Castle with its turrets.Arby's roof was shaped like a wagon and Denny's resembled a boomerang.

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, says that she is pleased that people are deserting the city.Several of her lieutenants say that they would like to evict the world's most popular fictional Parisienne.Her deputy, Emmanuel Gregoire, wants to place a super-tax on second homes in the French capital to reverse the population drain.

From left, David Duchovny, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy and Nia Long in "You People."(Parrish Lewis/Netflix) (3.5 stars) "You People," a very, very fresh and funny love story starring Jonah Hill and Lauren London, has all the bones of its rom-com antecedents: the opening meet-cute, in which Hill's Ezra mistakes London's Amira for his Uber driver; a scowling father of the bride (Eddie Murphy) who can't stand the unworthy groom; several hilariously awkward meet-the-parents scenes; and not one but two kooky wedding planners (Deon Cole and Andrea Savage).

It is the tradition at Eater to end the year with a survey of friends, contributors, rovers of the industry, and professional eaters.Even a year like this one.For 2022, the group were asked 12 questions, covering the best meals and the worst moments alongside 2023 predictions and dining standbys.Their answers will appear throughout this week, with responses relayed in no particular order; cut and pasted below.

Congratulations!Our magazine has just declared your beloved city the most livable in America, and we cannot wait to tell our millions of readers about it.You must be thrilled that your previously under-the-radar, midsize, relatively traffic-free haven is finally getting the recognition it deserves!It's our unique joy to bring this fine municipality to the attention of so many unhappy New Yorkers with remote jobs and salaries that seem insane to you.

Friday, December 23, 2022 by Andrea Guzman
On a Thursday afternoon in mid-December, District 3 City Council Member Pio Renteria is packing up his office.Council had its last meeting for the year the week before and now he's clearing out the space for his successor."I have so many certificates and all the stuff that I've accumulated over the years," Renteria said.

AUSTIN, Texas  A City of Austin program to help those impacted by gentrification is off to a slow start, according to a report from KUT.Back in April, the City announced it planned to start a pilot program called the Austin Community Land Trust Program that would allow those affected by gentrification to get first dibs on 28 homes that are for sale.

Whether searching for those on your gift-giving list or looking for something to inspire your own endeavors, there are some new books from Brooklyn authors filled with photos, projects and tips to provide some creative inspiration.From crafting a thoughtful interior to nurturing an indoor garden, we've rounded up four books that should provide the spark for some projects in 2023.

Once upon a time in Brooklyn, kids played stickball in the street until dinnertime, mothers and grandmothers took chairs outside to chat, and all the families knew one another.The neighborhood seemed like the whole world.This is how Matteo Ruggiero-or Matty, as he's known to friends-one of the real-life subjects depicted in the animated short "The Originals," remembers the block where he grew up, on Union Street in Carroll Gardens.

Diego Villegas had no illusions that leaving Mexico City to pursue a graduate degree at UC Berkeley would be easy.But he was unprepared for the harsh reality of finding safe and affordable housing in a college town struggling to accommodate its growing student population.After a faulty air conditioner set fire to his first rental, Villegas slept on couches for months while frantically searching for a new place to live.

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Editor's note: this article originally appeared on Public Square: A CNU Journal and is republished with permission.New-urbanist-type zoning codes rose 53 percent across the US over the previous decade, according to research by the CDC-funded Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN).

Robert Luna Wins LA Sheriff's Race
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has lost his reelection bid to his opponent, Robert Luna, who continued to hold a commanding lead as the vote count continued.Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, KQED
Californians Elects Historically Diverse State Legislature
As votes continue to be tallied, it's looking like Californians are on track to elect the most diverse legislature in state history.

Art exhibitions, films and city tours are casting a new spotlight on LGBTQ life in the now defunct state, capturing the imagination of generations born after the Berlin Wall tumbled on November 9th, 1989.It was a high-wire act, said East German art expert Stephan Koal about the life of Jurgen Wittdorf, a long-closeted gay artist whose daringly homoerotic works decorated even official buildings of the Stalinist regime.