Cities

Part of the skyline of Austin, Texas, seen over Town Lake.

American ‘boomtowns’ benefit from conservative ideals

by Tiffany Owens

Cities | Bloomberg   named 12 American cities as upcoming “Boomtowns” in a list released last week. Four of the cities come from a state with zero income tax while nine of them are in red states, with…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/american_boomtowns_benefit_from_conservative_ideals]

A light post rests at the dilapidated entrance to city hall in Stockton, Calif.

Cash-strapped California city goes belly-up

by Angela Lu

Cities |  A federal judge granted Stockton, Calif., Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection yesterday, making it the largest city in the country to fail financially. Now the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/cash_strapped_california_city_goes_belly_up]

Are politics strangling a revival in Detroit?

Are politics strangling a revival in Detroit?

by Cal Thomas

Cities |  Since the Motown sound went silent—except on oldies stations—and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/are_politics_strangling_a_revival_in_detroit]

A gender-neutral restroom

Phoenix council abolishes gender

by Angela Lu

Religious Liberty |  An ordinance passed by the Phoenix City Council last night forces the city’s businesses, charities and churches to consider hiring transgendered people and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/phoenix_council_abolishes_gender]

TRUE GRIT: Gwen Shivers harvesting vegetables on a vacant lot in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit
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Brightmoor fighters

by Susan Olasky

Cities |  Population loss and official neglect haven’t kept residents of one Detroit neighborhood from banding together to rebuild

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/brightmoor_fighters]

Kodak headquarters
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When cities rot

by Mindy Belz

Cities |  Residents as well as corporate interests and local officials have to seek the welfare of the city where God has called them

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/when_cities_rot]

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Urban frontiers

by Marvin Olasky

Cities |  Many cities are in financial trouble, but some offer a sense of freedom for the pioneer-minded in WORLD's 2013 annual Cities coverage

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/urban_frontiers]

IMPROVED: A new levee wall in the Lower 9th Ward
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Where are they now?

by Marvin Olasky

Cities |  And where is New Orleans headed?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/where_are_they_now]

Picturesque: Tallinn’s Old Town
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Semi-liberated capitals

by Marvin Olasky

Cities |  Residents in three former Soviet cities are moving meter-by-meter forward (and sometimes back)

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/semi_liberated_capitals]

GOOD NEWS: New City Church
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L.A. grace

by Sophia Lee

Cities |  A spiritual renaissance comes to downtown Los Angeles

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/la_grace]

Stressed-out cities
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Stressed-out cities

by Mindy Belz

Cities |  High unemployment, broken government, aging infrastructure, and global recession are a mean cocktail for unrest in the world's fastest-growing metropolises

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/02/stressed_out_cities]

Joining the big leagues
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Joining the big leagues

by Brandon Dutcher, Russ Pulliam, Edward Lee Pitts

Cities |  Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, and Tampa flourish with Christian involvement

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/02/joining_the_big_leagues]

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