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...Detroit may be the poster child for urban flight, but there's one group that still regards it as a city of hope: Iraqi refugees. Like previous waves of Arabs fleeing violence and political upheaval - or merely seeking new economic opportunity - thousands of Iraqis have been arriving in the Detroit metropolitan area since 2007, when the Bush Administration began accepting refugees from Iraq. (See TIME's photo-essay "Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline...
...spoke of a new Boston miracle for our youth, new urban mechanics for our city, green jobs, and more affordable housing,” Menino said to supporters as voting results poured in. “Tonight, we stand one step closer to that vision...
Showing up to a party and seeing three other girls wearing the same backless jersey dress from Urban Outfitters can really crimp your style and ruin an otherwise excellent night. Those hoping to avoid a twin fiasco at the next House formal now have a new option just down Mass. Ave.—Vintage Revenge. “Our society is very disposable, and vintage is not,” said owner Denise Goldhagen, who opened her shop in mid-August after closing her previous vintage store in Montana. “It’s all been brought...
...farmers say they have yet to feel the effects of the E.U.'s market intervention. They have called on the E.U. to immediately abandon its plans to scrap the milk quotas and implement new, more stringent production curbs to make milk scarcer and thus more expensive. (See pictures of urban goat-breeding...
...Harvard Square Business Association held its First Annual Urban-Agricultural Fair at Winthrop Park in Cambridge yesterday, in an effort to celebrate locally-grown Cambridge produce and goods. The grassy area located in front of Peet’s Coffee Shop dates back to 1635 and was the location of the first marketplace in Newtowne, the city that predated Cambridge. The event, which lasted from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featured cooking demonstrations, recipe sampling, and advising information and drew over 30 participating vendors and organizations. Fair-goers were exposed to a wide range of local businesses that offered specialized...