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A new opening in New Orleans, a former mayor’s home in Amsterdam, plenty of hotel openings, independent cinemas and a top shop in Lisbon. Here are our monthly travel tips.
Here to stay
Refined stays hewn with bags of original charm from the centre of Kyoto to the shores of California, by way of an upscale Alpine lodge and a Danish island retreat.
Executive revision
As Poland's national government lurches rightward, Warsaw's centrist mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is building a more tolerant, cleaner and open capital — one coal furnace and LGBT charter at a time.
Travel
Be it a converted New Orleans motel, a repurposed power station in Västerås or an Istanbul bolthole, we’ve got your next trip covered.
Cities
Municipal regeneration in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world opens in Utrecht and the New Orleans Greenway.
Americas
Wasted water in Buenos Aires, green space in Medellín and pretty flood prevention in New Orleans.
Southern comfort
Post-Katrina New Orleans is rebuilding itself as a contemporary art capital, with biennials, artist-run galleries and a new generation of talent reshaping the city's cultural identity.
Five city bosses
From turning around a bankrupt city to rebuilding a war-torn capital, these mayors are motivated by a desire to improve citizens' lives. Monocle profiles some of the world’s most challenged city bosses.
French revision
Napoleon sold off Louisiana in 1803 but the French government is promoting Gallic culture in the former colonial state, funding a new school and getting Paris headlines on local radio stations.
Please turn off the lights
Do cities have a sell-by date? If they no longer feel fresh, should we abandon them? It’s happening in Russia. Perhaps the burghers of New Orleans and Detroit should do the same.
