House of Cards
Gwangju’s wildly fluctuating house prices beg the question if buying a home in the city is a solid investment or just throwing good money after bad. By William Urbanski My … Read More
Gwangju’s wildly fluctuating house prices beg the question if buying a home in the city is a solid investment or just throwing good money after bad. By William Urbanski My … Read More
Numun-dong, located directly across the Gwangju Stream from Yangdong Market, is one of the city’s more variegated areas and a stellar example of how urban planners used to prioritize density differently through jumbles of mixed-use, low-rise structures. Even as it is now midway through the compensation process, the area is still teaming with grizzled locals and faded mom-and-pop shops that spill out onto the streets between rows of tightly parked cars. It even has a few garish love motels crowned with fake castle turrets and Russian onion domes, though these are mostly abandoned now.
Jackie Bolen has been living and teaching in Korea for 10 years and she offers good advice for attaining financial success while working in Korea.
Joey Nunez reviews the learning and experiences from the 2014 World Human Rights Cities Forum, as Gwangju prepares for the 2015 forum happening from May 15-18.
Toronto Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell is a strong advocate for equality and overcoming poverty. She promotes the concept of building strong supportive communities.