Swanky Japanese retailer eyes Texas town for expansion. What to know.

Just one year after an esteemed Asian market opened its first location in San Antonio, plans for a new store near the area ...

SLO once had a thriving Japantown. Now it’s a strip mall. What happened?

Here’s the history behind Japantown in San Luis Obispo. The ethnic enclave eventually known as Nihonmachi or Japantown arose when Japanese immigrant Yoroku Watanabe leased the property at 158 Higuera ...
KCRG

What’s in store for the Sycamore Mall area?

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa City has approved an Urban Renewal Area for the Sycamore Mall area, marking the first step in a ...

Staten Island retail corridor, pushing for visibility, makes Mardi Gras a reason to visit

What began as a simple Fat Tuesday notion burst into a lively Mardi Gras moment on Castleton Avenue Tuesday evening, injecting fresh momentum into a corridor where merchants are pushing hard for ...

Floor & Décor to open its first Staten Island store later this month

The warehouse-format flooring retailer will occupy the former Macy's Furniture Gallery space in New Springville.
The Daily Iowan

Urban renewal plan approved for Sycamore Mall area

The Iowa City Marketplace, formerly known as the Sycamore Mall, will be redeveloped after the Iowa City City Council approved an urban renewal plan on Feb. 17. The renewal will increase retail ...

Tower City: From a shopping center that stirs fond memories to what tomorrow holds

Forest City Enterprises spent $400 million developing the new Tower City Center, which included the shopping center flanked by new buildings – one for offices and one for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which ...

Week in wildlife: a thirsty raccoon, a superhero squid and a delinquent swan

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world ...