Sommer Mathis
Sommer Mathis is editor of The Atlantic Cities. Previously she spent five years editing and reporting on the D.C. metro area at DCist.com and TBD.com.
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Kansas City's Google Divide and Cleveland's 'Poverty of Ambition': The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Everything You Need to Know About the New York Soda Ban
It's official: New York City restaurants will soon be barred from serving sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces.
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The High Cost of Stadiums: Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Convention Towns, Zoning Overhauls, and Physics Experiments: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Big Cities, Bad Cities, Beer Cities: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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The Case for Weird Buildings, Indianapolis Skepticism, and a Renter's Respite: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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D.C. Police Policy on Cameras Should Earn No Praise
Don't get too excited about a seemingly reasonable new policy on citizens photographing police officers. The city was forced to do it, and they're not happy about it.
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The End of Taxis
Traditional taxicab drivers are in trouble and they don't even know it yet.
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Repetitive Debate of the Day: Why Hasn't Washington, D.C. Buried its Power Lines?
After yet another days-long mass power outage, it's naturally time to have the same argument all over again.
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Maps
Where the Uninsured Live
Keep this map in mind now that the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold Obamacare.
