Shhh… The Midwest’s best-kept secret
Categories: Cities Week
This post is part of a TNGG series on cities. This song was released by Atmosphere in 2003. I listened to it. Loved it. But never heeded it’s words. Growing up around the city lights of Minneapolis and St. Paul, I craved more of the same. I always knew I was destined for college in [...]
A guide to Buffalove
Categories: Cities Week
By: Sarah Bishop This post is part of a TNGG series on Cities. Buffalo. Buffalo is like… Okay, I got it! Have you ever been with someone that your friends, family, colleagues, or hell, even the man on the moon has never let you live down? You know, someone you’re absolutely and completely ashamed to [...]
A preview for Raleigh’s young professionals
Categories: Cities Week
By: Emily Moore This post is part of a TNGG series on cities. Whether you’re considering relocating to Raleigh out of allegiance to the Pack or because of a job in the developing Research Triangle Park (RTP) area, there are some things that you should be prepared for before you sign that lease or pop the [...]
Boston’s seasonal inconvenience
Categories: Cities Week
This post is part of a TNGG series on cities. Boston always sees a great start to its summer tourism scene, with graduation weekend, Celtics playoffs, memorial day weekend, and exceptional weather all playing a big part. For state officials, this means money, and lots of it. International and domestic travel is one of this [...]
A brief tour of Buffalo
Categories: Cities Week
This post is part of a TNGG series on cities. Admittedly, Buffalo isn’t much to look at – lots of empty lots, abandoned buildings, closed factories, and a few areas that two 21-year-old females know better than to drive through alone, snapping photos out the car window – so when I started this project, I [...]
Buffalolist
Categories: Cities Week
City nicknames: “City of Good Neighbors,” “City of No Illusions,” “Queen City,” “City of Light,” “Nickel City.” Biggest Buffalo names: Nick Bakay, Wolf Blitzer, David Boreanaz, Charles Burchfield, Grover Cleveland, Cute is What We Aim For, Ani DiFranco, Millard Fillmore, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ira Flatow, Doug Flutie, Goo Goo Dolls, E.B. Green, Terry Gross, Rick [...]
Gen Y in the urban jungle
Categories: Cities Week
The idea of city is one of constant transformation. Cities are ever-changing, living, breathing things. They have personalities, positives and negatives. People who live in the same city share a connection, and even if they have nothing else in common, they still have a unique bond that comes from living day-to-day in the same place. [...]
