Fresh pies. Book groups. Puzzle challenges. Developers of master-planned communities see fear of social isolation and desire for friends as a business opportunity. Welcome to Amity Lane.
Category: Suburbs
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Here’s Your New House. It Comes With Friends.
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Here’s Your New House. It Comes With Friends.
The New York Times – Business:Fresh pies. Book groups. Puzzle challenges. Developers of master-planned communities see fear of social isolation and desire for friends as a business opportunity. Welcome to Amity Lane.
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Maybe America Needs Some New Cities
The New York Times – Business:It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.
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What Do We Want From the Mall?
Decades after mega retail centers became a shorthand for bland suburbia, there may be some hope for them yet.
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Tim Heidecker, Glendale Dad
Years after making his name with the sketch comedy series “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”, he’s singing wry ballads and watching the kids.
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Escaping a Kidnapper
Escaping a kidnapper at age 12.
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What the Impressionist Painter Camille Pissarro Saw in London
A writer used Camille Pissarro’s paintings of suburban London and a ‘lost’ railway as a lens for exploring the city’s history — and settling an arcane mystery.
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The Surprising Left-Right Alliance That Wants More Apartments in Suburbs
The YIMBY movement isn’t just for liberals any more. Legislators from both sides of the political divide are working to add duplexes and apartments to single-family neighborhoods.
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The Surprising Left-Right Alliance That Wants More Apartments in Suburbs
The YIMBY movement isn’t just for liberals any more. Legislators from both sides of the political divide are working to add duplexes and apartments to single-family neighborhoods.
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American Office Workers Are Living Even Farther From Employers Now
A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic.
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American Office Workers Are Living Even Farther From Employers Now
A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic.
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Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?
Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.