When prospectors converged on San Francisco’s waterfront in the 1840s, eager to find gold, some left their boats in a shallow cove and went off in search of their fortunes. The ships, many in poor shape from the start, began…
Cities across the United States were extra purple this weekend as they honored Prince. The superstar musician, whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson, died on Thursday, April 21. He was 57. Prince dominated the music world in the 1980s. Although he…
For the fourth time in team history, the Rams are on the move. Only this time, they're going to a familiar place. The NFL owners approved the Rams to move from St. Louis to Los Angeles in time for the 2016 season. The…
Boston set a record this winter that many Bostonians would just as soon like to give back. With 2.9 inches (7 cm) of snow on Sunday, Boston's seasonal total snowfall grew to 108.6 inches (276 cm). That beat the previous record, set in the winter…
Boston will bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee announced last month that the United States would put forward a bid to host the 2024 Olympics — which would be the first Summer Games in the country since…
Boston is one of four U.S. cities bidding to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The last time the Olympics were held in the United States was in 2002, when Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Games. The last Summer Games in the United…
As the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11 arrives, the new complex on Ground Zero is gradually reaching completion. Both the memorial, featuring two large fountains where each tower stood, and the museum, filled with eye-witness accounts and artifacts from the attack, are…
America's most famous cities include New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. But its fastest-growing cities, according to the U.S. Census, are in the south and west. They include many cities in Texas near the capital, Austin, among them San Marcos,…
America has troubled cities as well as amazing ones. The city of Detroit, Michigan, has long suffered devastating economic and social issues. This article details some of the ways officials are trying to save Detroit, including mass transit projects and attracting…