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The mayor is trying to attract new businesses to the inner city.
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The backstory The property dates back nearly 100 years, when the grounds were home to Camp Minisink, a sleep-away camp for African American children in the inner city.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The same proportion wanted to see better public transport connections between suburban areas and the inner city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cutting off those programs would harm Coloradans from inner cities to rural counties.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Rotting inner cities, terrible crime rates, horrific drug problems, public schools that don’t educate, uninhabitable public housing and a mindset of entitlement.
—William Z. Fox, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The same proportion wanted to see better public transport connections between suburban areas and the inner city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cutting off those programs would harm Coloradans from inner cities to rural counties.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Rotting inner cities, terrible crime rates, horrific drug problems, public schools that don’t educate, uninhabitable public housing and a mindset of entitlement.
—William Z. Fox, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20city. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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