In New England, a city revival built on creativity
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Portland has been attracting young professionals, especially those who work in the 'creative economy.'
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A new church building in Houston has become the focal point of what some architects are calling a revival of traditional religious architecture in the United States.
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A project brings three unlikely local musicians together to compose music for the island often referred to as New York Cityâs forgotten borough.
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Special thanks to the enterprising New York Theater Ballet for giving New York what I believe are the yearâs first staged revivals of the work of JosÃ© LimÃ³n and Antony Tudor.
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Once a symbol of post-Soviet industrial decay, many are reviving and boosting local economies.
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The Vineyard Theaterâs rare revival of J. M. Barrieâs elegantly plotted ghost story is an occasion of some interest.
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After years of decline, a pioneering suburban âoffice campusâ in Stamford, Conn., has been renovated and is poised to attract new tenants.
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The first Red Sox World Series victory in 86 years could change the identity of the city.
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Quirky characters, raucous music,  jazz funerals, a warm climate and plenty of service-industry  jobs made New Orleans an ideal base for writers and a rich  backdrop for their work.
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Increasingly, local prosperity depends on staying at the forefront of new industries and ideas.
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What began as a grass-roots experiment to beautify unsightly traffic-signal boxes around Stamford, Conn., has become an unexpectedly impressive public art collection.
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The music scene in the northern UK  city of Manchester -- famous for producing bands like Joy  Division/New Order, the Smiths and Oasis -- is thriving again,  with a new generation of bands tipped for breakout success in  2008.
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On Sunday at City Center, two of the seasonâs revivals offered richly nuanced performances by both established and rising stars.
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The city's profile is about to undergo an extreme makeover, and $30 million flying town houses are just the beginning.
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West Hartford has become a regional destination for dining and shopping, a role that the capital city, with a population twice as large, formerly played.
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The countryÂs first apartment community for creative older people has put the latest spin on late-life living.
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The first Class A commercial condominium building in Lower Manhattan has taken lobby art to a new level, transforming the space with rotating exhibits.