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☆ I moved my family from California to Texas 2 years ago. A friend warned me we would hate it — 6 months later, other families followed us.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jian Jiao left the Bay Area in 2021 and moved his family to Austin, Texas. The Bay Area had a great job market for senior tech roles with many similar people around. AdvertisementAdvertisementAustin is expensive for Texas but cheap compared with the Bay Area. When my parents flew in from Beijing, they had multiple direct flights into the Bay Area. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe North Austin-South Austin divideMost of the new developments are in north Austin because that's where the tech hubs have been set up.

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☆ Chicago Is Losing Supermarkets. Does a Small Kansas Town Have the Answer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In Erie, Kan., the challenge of owning and running a grocery store turned out to be a bit more than city officials expected. Photo: Joe Barrett/The Wall Street JournalERIE, Kan.—As Chicago studies whether to become the first big city to open a municipally-owned grocery store, it will be looking to places like this city of 1,000 people for tips on how to do it. At the moment, things aren’t going especially well. Erie Market, which the city took over in 2021, is losing money almost every month amid stiff competition from a Walmart 15 miles away and a Dollar General across the street. The store has slashed prices, cleared the shelves of expired items and put in a salad bar to try to bring more people through the door.

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HOUSTON (AP) — The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. “This (new) mayor comes along at a time when the city is doing well, though the city faces issues,” said Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, a local business group. They highlight what they see as Houston’s failings while touting it as an international city teeming with diversity. Others in contention are former head of Houston’s public transit system Gilbert Garcia, attorney Lee Kaplan, Houston City Councilman Robert Gallegos and former council members Jack Christie and M.J. Khan. The city’s challenges are due in part to its explosive growth over the past decade.

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I worked for a nonprofit that taught financial literacy and learned a lot about money myself. I also learned the difference between good debt and bad debt, and the most effective way to save. A lot of my work was around raising awareness of the need for financial literacy and advocating for lifelong learning. While some schools have mandatory courses in other life skills, like home economics or civics, few have financial literacy in the curriculum. There's good debt and there's bad debt — and they feel very differentYes, it's true: There's good debt and bad debt.

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☆ A Bridal Fashion Newcomer Stages a Grand Debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | Jason Andrew | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They had flown in from New York, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles, which is not unusual for the typical big city fashion show. But this was in Middleburg, Va., an hour away from the Washington airport. That’s the kind of ride-or-die community that Anifa Mvuemba, 32, the founder of the clothing brand Hanifa, has cultivated. Guest lists at fashion shows usually include celebrities, influencers and media, but this one largely comprised longtime friends, supporters and family members, including five siblings, who were willing to travel for the show. But she made it easier, appealing to people who are willing to invest in quality pieces that don’t cost thousands.

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☆ Italy's Ponza island and its cave homes are drawing Americans to live in them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attilio Avellino – one of his nine children, and born on Ponza – joined his father in the Big Apple in 1946. But now, after decades in the US, their descendants are back on the island – living inside their old casa grotta (cave home), which they’ve renovated to a modern standard. Homes sculpted from the rockBrigida Avellino and Loredana Romano have swapped the US for their ancestral 'cave home' on Ponza. Loredana RomanoBrigida Avellino, 70 – Attilio’s daughter – lives with her daughter Loredana Romano, 44, in one of Ponza’s most beautiful cave homes. Ponza, on the other hand, is a small island which makes Romano feel safer.

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☆ 'Half the village is gone': Ukraine hamlet reels after missile strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Valeriy Kozyr, 61, cries as he sits next to graves after losing his daughter and other relatives in a Russian military strike, at a cemetery outside the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Moscow denies targeting civilians in its full-scale invasion, a position it repeated on Friday in response to the Hroza strike. "On one side, the neighbours are gone, and on the other side a woman is gone." 'HALF THE VILLAGE GONE'As darkness fell on Thursday, dazed emergency crews carried bodies placed in white bags on to the back of a pickup truck. "Half the village is gone, families are gone," said Kozyr, standing beside his wife as she wept.

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☆ The arrival of migrants in big cities is forcing Democrats to change their immigration politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The border wall – the money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. JB Pritzker sent a letter to the White House demanding federal coordination to deal with people crossing the border. Pritzker and Johnson both gave White House officials an earful in a hastily arranged conference call late Sunday, according to CNN’s report. CNN reported back in September on the breakdown in the relationship between the White House and New York’s mayor. Earlier this month, CNN spent the night in the Roosevelt Hotel, which closed as a commercial enterprise during the pandemic and now is used to temporarily house migrants.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first few minutes on the phone with The Associated Press, Chappell Roan shared a revealing fact about herself. Born and raised in Missouri, Roan left the state for Hollywood not long after being discovered on YouTube by Atlantic Records. Roan, like Rodrigo, has a knack for candor in theatrical, cheeky pop songwriting — even when the truth is embarrassing — emphasized by her vocal range. ROAN: It's evolving constantly, but more recently it’s been more of a drag project, especially now that I’m (on) tour. I'm really uncomfortable by sex scenes in movies, or when people flirt with me.

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☆ 'Extinct' holly tree in Brazil rediscovered living in big city, say scientists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A type of holly tree in Brazil that was believed to be extinct was rediscovered after 186 years. An organization called Re:wild said it was one of their "top 25 most wanted lost species." AdvertisementAdvertisementA species of small holly tree known as "Ilex sapiiformis," or the Pernambuco holly, has reemerged in Brazil after nearly two centuries, a conservation organization reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe identification of the Pernambuco holly was made possible by the expedition team, who recognized the tree by its distinctive tiny white flowers. Re:wild shared their excitement on Instagram, stating, "The Pernambuco Holly is one of our top 25 most wanted lost species."

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☆ I swapped the big city for a tiny community in the middle of nowhere. Rent is $60 a month – but the supermarket is a 5-hour round trip.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sally Millar swapped the big city grind in Sydney, Australia for life in a tiny remote community. She now pays about $60 a month in rent and makes more money than she did in the city. But living a five-hour round trip from the nearest supermarket has its drawbacks. When Covid hit my partner and I had been about to go on a big road trip across the Americas. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe housing is also provided by my school, so my rent and bills are now just 100 Australian dollars a month.

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☆ My twin brother and I don't know whether we want to go to college together. We toured 3 campuses to help us decide.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Drew Wesson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We recently visited the University of Iowa, Grinnell College, and Drake University. The tours helped my twin and me learn more about the schools and help decide where we want to go. AdvertisementAdvertisementDuring the summer, my twin brother, Jake, and I wanted to line up college visits. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast, we arrived at Drake University — the school I was most excited forWe then headed to Des Moines for Drake University, which excited me. Though we still don't know whether we'll end up at the same school, we now know we have similar college preferences.

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☆ We moved from California to Texas with our 5-month-old baby before even visiting the state. Now, if our car has issues, we can actually afford to fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Eddie Casillas and Brittany Casillas-Ta moved from Sacramento, California to Tyler, Texas in January. The family has since moved to Houston, which they said fulfills their desire to be in a big city. Eddie: When I moved to Sacramento, I moved in with my wife. We initially moved to Tyler, Texas. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen our car got broken into in California, it was really expensive and hard to financially recover.

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☆ Chattanooga is the 'all-around best city' to retire in the South
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Southern Living and Investopedia named the best cities in the South to retire. The best all-around city to retire in the South: Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, Tennessee is the best overall city for retirees in the South. Southern Living and Investopedia named Chattanooga, Tennessee the best all-around city to retire. Margaretw | Istock | Getty ImagesBeaufort, North Carolina, was named the best town for healthy living. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was named the best city in the South for home buying.

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☆ India welcomes MotoGP: Monsoon rains, Bollywood superstars and a mystery monkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

First-placed Bezzecchi (C), second-placed Prima Pramac Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Martin (L) and third-placed Monster Energy Yamaha's French rider Fabio Quartararo pose on the podium after the Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. Last year Poncharal says he bumped into Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, who told him about the potential interest in an Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. As at the G20, the MotoGP race branding also featured the name ‘Bharat,’ rather than India. Bezzecchi is third overall in the championship, 44 points behind Bagnaia after the Indian Grand Prix. “It has been an incredible experience and success for MotoGP to be in India for the first time,” said Ezpeleta.

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☆ Portraits of Fire Victims: Two Toddlers Named ‘Memory,’ and a Teacher About to Wed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Lynsey Chutel | More About Lynsey Chutel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As many as 600 people called the squalid five-story building at 80 Albert Street in downtown Johannesburg home. They were South Africans who had made their way to Johannesburg from rural provinces, and migrants from countries like Malawi and Tanzania, all trying to eke out a living in the big city. They labored to pay rent to the illegal building’s slum landlords. Jamila James, 3: She almost escapedImageThree-year-old Jamila James rarely set foot outside the building because the streets were not safe, said her uncle, Moris Anamwala. She spent her days in a makeshift day care center on the fourth floor while her mother, Phatuma Anamwala, a migrant from Malawi, sold fruit and vegetables on a Johannesburg sidewalk.

Persons: Jamila James, James, Moris, Phatuma Organizations: Albert Locations: Johannesburg, Malawi, Tanzania

☆ James Hoge, Who Led 2 Big City Tabloids, Dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Clyde Haberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James Hoge, who was a blue-blooded editor and publisher of blue-collar newspapers in Chicago and New York for a quarter-century and then long guided a leading journal on international relations, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. His son James Patrick Hoge confirmed the death, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, but did not specify the cause. Mr. Hoge’s death came four weeks after that of his younger brother, Warren, a former foreign correspondent and top editor at The New York Times. Few editors at major American newspapers have been as young as Mr. Hoge was when he rose to the top at The Chicago Sun-Times, a tabloid aimed at a working-class readership. He became the city editor at age 29, editor in chief at 33 and publisher at 44.

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HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Just playing is a small victory for Shakhtar Donetsk, though the Ukrainian champions won't stop there. The Ukrainian league restarted a year ago despite the war but all games are played in empty stadiums — and sometimes interrupted by air-raid sirens. For the second straight season, Shakhtar is playing its Champions League games outside of Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. “When we drew with England (in a national team game on Sept. 9), I really got a lot of messages from the soldiers. Despite the wealth behind Shakhtar, the club won't give up hope of returning to play in Donetsk some day, Chygrynskyy said.

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☆ How Tokyo Achieves Affordable Housing - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Binyamin Appelbaum | Andrew Faulk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Yuta Yamasaki and his wife moved from southern Japan to Tokyo a decade ago because job prospects were better in the big city. They now have three sons — ages 10, 8 and 6 — and they are looking for a larger place to live. In the past half century, by investing in transit and allowing development, the city has added more housing units than the total number of units in New York City. It has remained affordable by becoming the world’s largest city. It has become the world’s largest city by remaining affordable.

Persons: Yuta Yamasaki, Yamasaki Locations: Japan, Tokyo, United States, New York City

☆ Read Your Way Through Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Han Kang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It consists of bizarre, supernatural tales — kings born from eggs, a magic flute that hushes the storms to sleep. “The Story of Hong Gildong,” also from the Joseon dynasty, was recently translated into English by Minsoo Kang. After starting with sparkling childhood memories in Kaesong — now in North Korea — the narrative shifts to Seoul in the midst of the Korean War. What should I read before I go to Seoul? And novels such as “Concerning My Daughter,” by Kim Hye-jin, translated by Jamie Chang; “My Brilliant Life,” by Ae-ran Kim, translated by Chi-Young Kim; and “Your Republic Is Calling You,” by Kim Young-ha, also translated by Chi-Young Kim, reflect the ambience of Seoul.

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☆ I'm a freshman at NYU and just moved into my dorm. I wasn't prepared for how overwhelming and scary my first few days would be.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Zoe Applebaum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I just moved into my dorm at New York University as a freshman. The move felt surreal because I'd dreamed about it for monthsWhen I arrived at NYU, I tried my best to take it all in. Zoe ApplebaumWhen I was finally done, I realized my dorm space wasn't perfect. I realized New York City would be an adjustment for meDuring my first few days at NYU, I found the city overstimulating. I researched New York City, packed everything I needed, and connected with people before getting to campus.

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☆ Opinion | We’re Taking New York City’s Streets Back — and Then We’re Coming for the Rest of the Country
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Henry Grabar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In New York City, where space is at a particular premium, the possibilities of reusing street space have fueled recent policy debates over outdoor dining, bus lanes, trash pickup, public space and street vendors. Cincinnati used Covid recovery money to close streets and help scores of businesses open outdoor dining patios. For most of the history of the American city, streets were multipurpose public spaces. But they were also used as impromptu forums for markets, festivals, trash disposal, storage, everyday socializing and children’s games. Yet private cars rule the road, occupying most of the city’s public space, polluting its air and slowing ambulances, buses, mail delivery and other vital services.

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☆ Crime Is Nonpartisan
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( German Lopez | More About German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You can find examples of blue states and cities doing worse than Florida, and of other red states and cities doing better. Looking at all the data, it is hard to make much of any connection between political partisanship and crime. To put it another way, prominent Republicans are misrepresenting the country’s crime problem. Big cities generally have higher crime rates than rural and suburban areas, thanks to their density and other factors. Democrats run most big cities because urban areas tend to contain more liberal voters.

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☆ Billionaire CEOs said working from home made them happier. Some now want to fire workers who don't show up to the office.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Meta CEO told staff they could expect him to spend half of the next year working remotely. True to his word, in his first week Musk banned remote work in a 2:30 a.m email to Twitter staff. Still: Unlike some of the other wealthy CEOs on this list, Eric Yuan has always been a little skeptical of permanent remote work. Roy RochlinSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff was initially outspoken in his support for remote working. Joining the growing list of CEOs that say remote work is not conducive to productivity, Salesforce revised its work-from-anywhere strategy.

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☆ The 15 most in-demand ZIP codes for U.S. homebuyers—No. 1 is in Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gahanna, Ohio, is the most in-demand area in the country, according to an analysis of over 29,000 ZIP codes by Realtor.com . The most desirable ZIP code for U.S. homebuyers isn't in a big city on the coast — it's a cozy suburb in Ohio. The median price of a home is $389,000, less than the U.S. median of $445,000, per Realtor.com data. As for the other top ZIP codes, buyer demand is concentrated in the affordable Midwest or Northeast neighborhoods near large cities. Many potential buyers for the top 15 ZIP codes are from large cities nearby, which suggests they're looking for cheaper homes locally, the study says.

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