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Far West Chelsea: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in New York City
Last summer's extension of the High Line park brought a new crowd to this warehouse-studded pocket of the west side where galleries have replaced auto shops and passé nightclubs. Nowhere is the transformation more evident than an empty lot on 30th Street and Tenth Avenue, which hosts gourmet food trucks and synthetic-ice skating rinks in the summer. read more
February 2012
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New West Loop: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in Chicago
This once-gritty neighborhood west of the Kennedy Expressway is now a hot destination for foodies and social-media types in Chuck Taylors. read more
February 2012
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Canal Saint-Martin: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in Paris
In less than five years, this canal-hugging section of the 10th arrondissement has gone from dangereuse to downright hip. On weekends rakishly chic youngsters sit along the stone wall lining the waterfront, sipping Burgundy in plastic glasses and forming an impromptu fashion preview. read more
February 2012
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Atwater Village: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in Los Angeles
Just north of hipster central Silver Lake, there's a rising crop of slow-food restaurants, high-end bakeries, and organic grocers in one of the few L.A. neighborhoods where you can actually walk to a farmer's market. read more
February 2012
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Red October: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in Moscow
If mainland Moscow seems bereft of slim-hipped artists and girls sporting bleached-blonde Biebers, it's because they're hitting the cafés, galleries, and clubs on Bolotny Island, the former home of the Red October Chocolate Factory, the building complex that houses most of these new hot spots and gives the area its unofficial name. read more
February 2012
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London Fields: Hottest Emerging Neighborhood in London
One of the last spots to benefit from the East End's ongoing gentrification, this cool and colorful area retains much of its bustle—rowdy sellers with Cockney accents bump shoulders with design-industry locals and fashion students hosting barbecues in the expansive park, the neighborhood's loveliest patch of green. read more
February 2012
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The Six Hottest Emerging Neighborhoods In the World's Greatest Cities
Where is the Next Generation of chic urban enclaves? Transformed by the garage-to-gallery phenomenon, these areas are about to blow up. Go now, before the word gets out. read more
February 2012
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The Amazing Story of the Televangelist and his Gay Grandson
Randy Roberts Potts likes to say he grew up 50 feet and a million miles away from firebrand televangelist Oral Roberts. Now openly gay and a pariah to his family, the 37-year-old is on a mission of his own: to undo his grandfather's legacy by preaching in churches and touring the bible belt with his new performance piece, The Gay Agenda. read more
February 2012
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Big Sky Resort: The (New) Coolest Ski Getaway
Here's where to stay, ski, eat, and party at this stylish destination in Montana's Grand Tetons. read more
December 2011
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Timeline: Moments in Sobriety
A brief history of America's fixation on getting sober. read more
December 2011
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