Word: urban
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...Having worked with Cooper, Robertson on the Boston Seaport Master Plan, I know firsthand that they bring to this project a high level of expertise, professionalism, and a sensitivity to the fabric of urban life,” Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said in a statement. “I am looking forward to an exciting and innovative planning process for one of our most vibrant neighborhoods...
Paul Corcoran ’54, whose family owned Corcoran’s Department Store where Urban Outfitters is now located, says that the Harvard Square of the 1950s was cozier...
...reason for hope. Researchers are hard at work trying to understand the basic biochemistry of hunger and fat metabolism; policymakers are pushing for better labels and nutritional information; school boards are giving their cafeteria menus a closer look and reconsidering vending-machine contracts with makers of sugary soft drinks; urban planners are rethinking our cities and towns to get us out of the car and onto our feet; Americans in record numbers are putting themselves on low-carb and low-calorie diets; and more and more foodmakers are beginning to see increased awareness of the obesity epidemic...
...live in these places wind up buying much of their daily groceries from convenience stores or gas stations, where they can find Chef Boyardee but not baby carrots. Some communities are trying to remedy this. Philadelphia, for instance, recently announced a $100 million effort to open 10 supermarkets in urban neighborhoods. But for much of the country, says Troy Blanchard, a sociology professor at Mississippi State University who studies this issue, "you have people who are literally distanced out of healthy diets...
...Urban toys can be hard to track down. "You won't find them in traditional venues," says Budnitz. "They are too unique to be carried at mass-market outlets." But his audience isn't just pop-culture art collectors. Moms, dads, kids and stars including Robin Williams, Mike Myers and Christina Aguilera have been known to pick up quirky, irreverent and highly aesthetic dolls, teddy bears and the like at hip urban-toy stores such as Budnitz's. "Having graphic or graffiti artists involved makes these toys fresh looking and adds depth, but you don't need to go deep...