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As a 19-year-old from the inner city of Kansas City, Darrion Nimrod created The Outsiders Social Club as a safe space for young adults who were combating their mental health.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The old powers from the inner city — Crenshaw, Dorsey, Jefferson, Locke and Fremont — experienced big changes in demographics.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
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The backstory This is the first Edition in Southeast Asia, a new build designed by Safdie Architects that pays tribute to Singapore’s reputation as a modern garden city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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Thank you for the warmest welcome to your garden city.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
14 Nov. 2025
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In 2022, Landry moved in with her father for her senior year of high school before enrolling at the university herself, and Layla found a place downtown where Knox was a freshman in high school.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minneapolis continued to reel on Thursday after a 37-year-old woman, Renee Nicole Good, was shot in the head this week by a federal immigration officer in a residential neighborhood south of the Midwestern city's downtown.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Core city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/core%20city. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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