Cities

As a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Bennett Simpson helps define contemporary art in America. How has he chosen to use his power?

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Rachel James

PARIS -- Musical theater from the likes of Rodgers, Hammerstein and Sondheim is seducing Parisians with a little push from one theater's daring director.

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Bryan Pirolli

Don't go out at night?

4 | May 9, 2013 3:54am | By Mark Halper

HONG KONG -- Leisure farms just outside this gritty city cater to the weekend farmer.

1 | May 9, 2013 3:00am | By Vanessa Ko

The Spanish city of Santander is blanketing streets with wireless sensors to track its every move. But the CEO of a sensor manufacturer says success depends on open data and citizen involvement.

1 | May 9, 2013 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

The U.S. airline industry is a leaner operation after years of financial hardship. And that's not boding well for travelers trying to get to and from smaller cities.

2 | May 8, 2013 12:00pm | By Kirsten Korosec

10,000 bicycles will hit the streets in the media capital of the world, but the best study of its success will be in social media.

10 | May 8, 2013 10:02am | By Caroline McCarthy

You can finally see how much U.S. hospitals charge.

May 8, 2013 7:20am | By Tyler Falk

MEXICO CITY -- As the government promises to open up markets long dominated by one or two companies, investors are showing optimism for Mexico's economy. But can competition crush the monopolies?

9 | May 8, 2013 3:00am | By Lauren Villagran

A new generation of architecture students is marshalling their brains and muscle behind projects that make a real-world difference for the disadvantaged, disabled or displaced.

3 | May 8, 2013 3:00am | By C.C. Sullivan

The food truck industry is growing, but there are forces bringing it down.

11 | May 7, 2013 10:10am | By Tyler Falk

Finding ways to maximize space in cities is becoming more than a new design challenge -- it's becoming crucial.

May 7, 2013 6:36am | By Charlie Osborne

As the rural poor in China move to the city, affluent urbanites are moving back to the country.

2 | May 7, 2013 6:36am | By Tyler Falk

No wonder tensions are easing.

9 | May 7, 2013 4:38am | By Mark Halper

The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.

6 | May 7, 2013 3:00am | By Heather Clancy

So, how is Google's super-fast Internet going over in Kansas City?

1 | May 6, 2013 1:55pm | By Tyler Falk

Zipcar's co-founder believes resource sharing can create exponential change.

16 | May 6, 2013 4:39am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

This July, the NYPD will be releasing invisible, odorless, nontoxic gases to better understand how contaminants will disperse in accidents and attacks.

5 | May 5, 2013 10:46pm | By Janet Fang

Staples is making is more conceivable that one day more people will have 3D printers in their homes.

May 3, 2013 7:49am | By Tyler Falk

Makes horse sound delicious.

11 | May 3, 2013 6:12am | By Mark Halper