I’ve been writing about Chinatown for 15 years and it never fails to fascinate me, the way it resists what is happening anywhere else in the city and the way I learn something new, peel away another layer, every time I look at it again closely. Last year, Chinatown went through a huge upheaval as […]

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And one more upbeat post for the new year: my story on a guy whom many hope is showing the way to the urban-agriculture future. Thanks to Peter Ladner for bringing Ward Teulon and his urban farming to my attention.

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And here we are, made it through another year and we’re heading into the new one. The days are getting longer; in only about eight or nine weeks, I can hope for a few bulbs and buds — the biggest thrill; and we have That Event to get through yet. I’m sure that many of […]

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