San Francisco will get two new parks in Mission Bay very soon: Mission Bay Playground Kids’ Park, and Mariposa Park. Tomorrow the playground designed for residents living in Mission Bay Kids Playground will open thanks to expedited work that was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier in June. Mission Bay Kids’ Park Playground with playground OPENING July 1, 2016!!!!! I…
Lemon basil lemonade, mint iced tea, and other refreshing ways to use your herbs. Let’s be honest — the Philippine summer hits different. The sun feels like it’s just one foot away from your face, the air is thick enough to chew, and even your plants look begging for halo-halo. But there’s one sweet silver…
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I like figures of map layers to illustrate the many different types of data sets we combine to do urban and transport modeling. And oftentimes I get obsessed with like making maps that are reproducible with code in R. In this post I’ll be sharing a reproducible example showing how to create a figure of…
– Transaction creates new joint-venture in the North American produce industry backed by private investment firms – – Parties intend to provide additional capital to execute a roll-up strategy of other produce assets and operations – Lake Mary, FL, June 2, 2025 – Vanguard Food LP, a privately-held produce industry joint venture between Kennedy Lewis…
This essay was written by Leo Porte, who researches the revitalisation of marginal areas in Japan. He volunteers and investigate citizen based initiatives in Kamagasaki, which has the largest concentration of poverty, homelessness, and welfare recipients in all of Japan. You can also read another article here by him. On March 31st, 2019, Osaka City…
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Light The Metropole/Urban History Association Graduate Student Blogging Contest, now in its ninth year, exists to support graduate students in exploring short form, publicly-oriented writing in history as a way to teach beyond the classroom, develop marketable skills, and promote the enduring value of the humanities. This year’s theme is Light We are looking for…
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Yellowpop, a home decor brand specializing in LED neon signs and known for its exclusive artist collaborations, reunites with André Saraiva to launch a collection of five bright new pieces featuring never-before-seen formats such as a Lightbox and a Mirror sculpture. André Saraiva is an artist known for his graffiti work, which helped shape the…
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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice. Until last summer, around 50…
Background As the boundary between city and water, waterfront space is not only an ecological corridor, but also a carrier of vitality for public life. Waterfront space has multiple values of landscape aesthetics, ecological services and social activities by connecting water and land. In modern urban design, waterfront design needs to follow four principles: coordinated…
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Garden coaches are guides who help people manage their gardens, teach them new gardening techniques and ensure they succeed in their gardening journey. Many people do not properly know what a garden coach in Brisbane does and how they can help in transforming a gardening journey. Here, we will tell you how they help in…
