Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic Cities.
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Postcard From Belem
A birthday for Brazil's port city and other news
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Height of the Day: 720 Meters
The size of the India Tower. It would, if built, be the second highest skyscraper in the world
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Postcard From Lyon
Shoppers strip down to their skivvies for free clothes and other news
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Metro Fare of the Day: 45 Cents
The cost of a ride on Almaty's brand new subway, only the second in Central Asia
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Postcard From Toronto
It's diet time for the city's mayor and other news
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Videos
Video of the Day: Cairo's Garbage People
A new documentary follows a family of Coptic Christians, one of thousands who tend to the city's trash
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Postcard From Casablanca
The grand opening of Africa's biggest mall and other news
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Rent of the Day: $375
The yearly cost of living in a tent city in Port-au-Prince
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Postcard From Flint
A church opens a tattoo parlor down the hall from the chapel and other news
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The Big Fix
The Best Ways to Pay for Our Failing Infrastructure
A round-up of the best ideas from this week's The Big Fix
