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Ohio fights a multi-front war against blight
State and city officials are going after blighted properties and empowering citizens to clean up their own neighborhoods, too.
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Republicans are having lots of fun objecting to Sandy relief funding
Though some people are still without power on Long Island, Republicans still think it's a good time to try to score a political point.
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This gingerbread Brooklyn is way too amazing to eat
Think how many people could live in/eat this dense, walkable, edible neighborhood!
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You can now donate to the homeless through a parking meter
People who don't like giving to panhandlers will now be able to give change to the homeless through the more official channel of an old parking meter.
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Forecast for the Northeast by 2070: Much warmer, much rainier winters
Winters in the Northeastern U.S. will have less snow and more rain in the future. As a native, I find this heartbreaking.
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Community health centers rise up from toxic brownfields
New health centers for low-income people are being built on formerly contaminated land -- finally, brownfields redevelopment that helps locals.
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Different breeds of urban agriculture duke it out in Detroit
The Detroit City Council has OK'd a big, millionaire-backed urban forestry project, but will it also support smaller community farms?
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London has been invaded by a giant duck
50-foot seafaring rubber duckies: the hot new mode of transportation.
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For the first time, cities see a drop in childhood obesity
From New York and L.A. to small cities in Nebraska and Alaska, childhood obesity rates are inching downward. The reasons aren't yet known.
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Rural America: Poorer, less populous, less powerful — but now with fracking!
Some rural areas are getting a big economic boost from oil and gas development, but many other areas are still struggling.
