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London’s East End struggles inside the “COVID Triangle"

by Stephen Beard
Feb 22, 2021
The East End's suffering in the pandemic is analogous to its experience during World War II's Blitz, stirring solidarity.
Communities in the East End have come together with a solidarity comparable to the Blitz spirit of World War II.
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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My Economy

My economy: Life as a liveaboard in Southwest D.C.

by Robyn Edgar
May 16, 2019
Darryl Madden’s life on a boat started as a simple solution for affordable housing. Now he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Darryl Madden, a full-time liveaboard boater, next to his 50-foot cruiser in Southwest D.C.
Robyn Edgar
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Is a struggling California town a victim of its own charm?

by Scott Cohin
Nov 23, 2018
An entity that buys land in Pescadero, California to preserve it as open space also effectively takes the land off the tax rolls
Pescadero, California, population around 1,700, is a popular tourist destination for wealthy Silicon Valley tech executives.
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How all-day cafes are changing our lives

by Kai Ryssdal and Josie Fan
Feb 23, 2018
Welcome to a place where you can work, eat all three meals and feel extremely welcomed.
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Things millennials love about the library

by Paulina Velasco
Aug 25, 2017
Millennials are making libraries cool again. A Pew Research Center study found that 53 percent of millennials in the U.S. had used their public library at least once in the year prior to the survey.
A library at a secondary school in London.
Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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How McDonald's serves as a refuge for local communities

by David Brancaccio
Jul 27, 2017
For some, the fast food giant allows them to connect with others.
A 1955 Ford, left, and a 1955 Oldsmobile are parked in the lot of the McDonald's museum in Des Plaines, IL. 
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Communities, money and membership

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
May 29, 2015
How did a community affect your life? Have you paid to be a member of a club?
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Your wallet: What's broken in your community?

by Eliza Mills
Mar 6, 2015
Talk to us the way you might in a town hall.
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Political ads keep community papers afloat

by David Gura
Aug 22, 2014
National and local politicians still use print ads to reach specific voting blocs.
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The Art of Money

The housing bust as seen through the planned community

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 1, 2012
Photographer Amanda Dahlgren discusses her pictures of the real estate crash in master-planned communities in San Diego.
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