ABC 24 Times: Culture & Modern Livinghttps://abc24times.com/ABC 24 Times: an independent, continuous digital dispatch on tech and innovation, the green economy, markets, biotech, culture and ideas, with a constructive, curious voice.en-usThe 15-Minute City Triumph: Why 18 Capitals Are Retiring Downtown Car Thoroughfareshttps://abc24times.com/stories/15-minute-city-triumph-capitals-retire-car-thoroughfares.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/15-minute-city-triumph-capitals-retire-car-thoroughfares.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 04:50:00 -0400Culture & Modern LivingCity governments report that 18 capitals are converting downtown expressways into planted public avenues, with retail foot traffic up 42%. The gains come with real trade-offs.Analog Revival: The Young Artists Leaving Algorithmic Feeds for Community Print Presseshttps://abc24times.com/stories/analog-revival-young-artists-community-print-presses.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/analog-revival-young-artists-community-print-presses.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 03:50:00 -0400Culture & Modern LivingYoung artists are trading endless feeds for ink, paper and shared workshops. The movement is small, scattered and surprisingly practical, and it faces real questions about cost and reach.The New Blue Zones: Micro-Communities Engineered for Connection, Play, and 100 Years of Vitalityhttps://abc24times.com/stories/new-blue-zones-micro-communities-engineered-for-connection.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/new-blue-zones-micro-communities-engineered-for-connection.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 02:50:00 -0400Culture & Modern LivingIntergenerational co-housing projects are designed around daily contact, shared meals and play. Research links social ties with wellbeing, but whether design can create longevity is still open.Community Libraries Become Tool Lending Hubshttps://abc24times.com/stories/community-libraries-become-tool-lending-hubs.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/community-libraries-become-tool-lending-hubs.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 11:02:00 -0400Culture & Modern LivingDrills, sewing machines and seed packets now share shelves with the novels. Libraries that lend things as well as books are changing what a public shelf can mean, with logistics to solve.The Quiet Return of Hyper-Local Radiohttps://abc24times.com/stories/local-radio-quiet-return.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/local-radio-quiet-return.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:25:00 -0400Culture & Modern LivingSmall community stations are finding listeners that algorithmic playlists never reached, from late-night local talk to shared notices. The model is modest, fragile and surprisingly human.