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In his new book, The Human City, Joel Kotkin looks at the ways cities succeed or fail in terms of how their residents are best served. Here’s a tour of some past models. Throughout history, urban areas have taken on many functions, which have often...

This article by Fred A Bernstein originally appeared in Metropolis Magazine as “Worth Preserving“. Bernstein tracks the preservation battles fought, won and lost in 2013, unearths their root cause (money), and questions: was preservation...

All images from Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of a Modern Utopia by Cory Buckner, published by Angel City Press. All rights reserved. THE ORIGIN of Crestwood Hills begins in the cadence of a fairytale. Four musicians, returning from war, dreamt of...

In 1941, George Jean Nathan put out an essay collection titled The Bachelor Life. On the front of the dust jacket is a photo portrait of the author, who was a co-founder of the American Mercury, an editor of the Smart Set, and a drama critic remembered...

    Ray & Shannon Allen CATEGORY: Athletes, Philanthropists Company:  The Miami Heat Industry: Basketball What Makes him Haute: When Ray Allen arrived from Boston to play for the Miami Heat, no one knew he would be making the winning...