Teens seeking to socialize together in public this summer are discovering that their presence is often treated as a problem. Why it matters: The decline of malls , cheap hangout spots and welcoming public spaces has left teenagers with few places to gather without money or access to a car, urban designers and youth researchers say. State of play: With few options, teens have organized large gatherings in cities nationwide, which local officials have dubbed "teen takeovers ." - Some cities have responded with curfews aimed at keeping minors from gathering in public, although research shows they aren't effective. Others enforce "no unaccompanied minors" policies , which teen advocates say punish all young people for the actions of a…
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Culture In Search of Undead Malls The sacred endures, but all things profane pass away. Last month, when I was in the Washington, DC, area for a week, there were two places I knew I wanted to make the time to see: the Washington National Cathedral and the Tysons Galleria shopping center in Fairfax County, Virginia. The combination of these two particular sights would not be at the top of every tourist’s list, but what can I say? The sacred and the profane have always intersected in interesting, unexpected ways in my life. The National Cathedral was, of course, as overpoweringly majestic as it had always appeared to me when I saw it during the televised state funerals of Ronald…Open
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