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Earthquake Creates Weird Lightshow Over Mexico City
The electrical infrastructure in Mexico's capital did not respond happily to Sunday morning's quake.
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Why No City Can Afford to Forget About Seniors
Baby boomers aren't drawn to the same sorts of retirement communities their parents were.
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Rescuers Dig Through Rubble After 2 Buildings Collapse in Philadelphia
A four-story structure undergoing demolition collapsed onto a thrift store in Center City this morning.
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Maps
Santa Fe Is Squished in a Sandwich of Fire
New Mexico's major wildfires are covering the city with plumes of acrid smoke.
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Videos
Can You Spot the Hidden Parking Garage on This San Francisco House?
Hint: Think of Transformers.
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Painting Your Own Crosswalk: Crime or Civic Opportunity?
A man was jailed for painting a crosswalk at a dangerous intersection. When he got back to his neighborhood, he was hailed as a hero.
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Maps
What We Can Learn About a City by Mapping Its Parks
New data from the Trust for Public Land illuminates which neighborhoods offer excellent green space access ... and which really don't.
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Photos
The Bizarre Fake Storefronts Northern Ireland Is Building for the G8
The country is spending 2 million pounds to hide its blight from world leaders.
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Cover Story Showdown: 'Time' vs. 'New York Times Magazine' on Chicago
Two national magazines take on dissecting the city in the same week. Who wrote it best?
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What Military Commissaries Have in Common With Whole Foods
Niche grocery stores allow us to avoid interacting with people who are different from ourselves.
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Toilet Tuesday
The Ice in Restaurant Sodas Can Have More Bacteria Than Toilet Water
Reporting only the most crucial stories in world bathroom news.
