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Urban Wonk
2012's Best Smart Growth Projects, According to the EPA
A food store in Vermont, rezoning in Portsmouth, and five other neat efforts.
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Why Urban Voters Matter: Best #Cityreads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.
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The Secret to Buffalo's Farm-to-Table Culture
An interview with Christa Glennie Seychew, who's helped reinvigorate the city's local food movement.
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Maps
The Rudest City in America? It's Buffalo, Jerkface
You're more likely to get an "F--- you" than a "Good morning" in Buffalo, according to a survey of potty-mouthed Twitter users.
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For Buffalo's Grain Elevators, an Experimental Second Act
The formerly empty icons have become a space for art, ping pong balls, and eerie trombone concerts.
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Maps
In Search of a Cure for Zombie Neighborhoods
A new study details the rise of abandoned properties in Buffalo.
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Maps
The Geography of Bars and Restaurants
America's best cities for eating and drinking, according to Trulia.
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Can Sculptures Fix Buffalo's Urban Farming Program?
Contaminated soil has made growing difficult for many farmers. But Artfarms thinks they can change that.
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Videos
They Built It, But the MLB Never Came
25 years after ambitious big league dreams, Buffalo is at peace with its own reality and the stadium that symbolizes it.
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Photos
The Toughest Re-Use: Grain Elevators
Not easy to convert, some cities still manage to find new ways to bring life to their abandoned grain elevators.
