Sentences with phrase «small city scene»

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The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

The big city with a small town vibe is known for its music scene, and for being home to the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and as well as the Whole Foods HQ, but where it really shines is in its culinary scene, which ranges from barbecue that people wait hours in line for to all kinds of tacos.

Nativity scenes of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus added color to the windows of shops across this lively city, a small symbol of the growing number of Iranians embracing the Christian holiday.

More than 40 years later, Best Mexican Foods — the company the two later formed to distribute homemade tortillas to the city's then - small Mexican dining scene — today serves hundreds of eating establishments in the Big Apple alone.

New York City, and Brooklyn in particular, is big in the small - batch granola scene (Surprised?

Maybe it's the college spirit — the University of Oregon and its football team are no joke — but it's more likely the tranquil, progressive, and laid - back vibes of a small city flooded by great coffee, even better beer, and a growing food scene.

Such scenes, which were repeated in dozens of Russian towns and cities (albeit on a smaller scale), were unthinkable just a week ago.

In theory, Auckland dating should be a breeze — after all, this is NZ's biggest and most diverse city, with no shortage of local singles (50 % of the population is unmarried according to the 2013 Census).1 Yet, meeting someone amazing on the Auckland singles scene is no small task, especially if office romance and the bar / club circuit don't appeal.

Don't let the small - town vibes fool you — Portland is the largest metro city in Maine and has a thriving social scene.

Outside major cities, the scene is smaller,.

As the gay community sought to define itself, it's not surprising that sex, once furtive and approached with no small amount of fear and shame, suddenly became openly and publicly celebrated and sought after, and in a handful of American cities, the gay scene became the center of a wildly celebratory orgy that lasted until 1981, when the discovery of AIDS led many men to reexamine their sexual habits.

The farm scenes in particular (the poor city is reduced to only a few locations (that look like sets actually) and seems much smaller than the town in Sunrise are really stunning: much of the film feels like Days Of Heaven was the film Murnau actually wanted to make (same location: wheat field in the upper midwest, attacked by a natural disaster, though Murnau doesn't appear to have the budget for his hailstorm whereas Malick could afford locusts).

«I organized a very small crew as we had no money or financing, and we just started shooting and interviewing a small group of people who were friends with Jean - Michel and familiar with what was happening in the New York City art scene at that time.»

Allen is a drawcard, dominating every scene he's in and shepherding a small army of children across the city, and the Orthodox neighbourhood is one rarely captured so colourfully on film.

A small sampling of the wide range of content that may be found here includes artwork such as Goya's Disasters of War; panoramic cityscapes of New York City's Fifth Avenue; George Caitlinâ $ ™ s North American Indian Portfolio; William Blake's hand - printed masterpiece of 1793, America a Prophecy; as well as 16th - century maps and drawings depicting the landing of European explorers in the Western Hemisphere; engravings of battle scenes of the American Revolution; photographs recording the westward progress of the American transcontinental railroad; sheet music covers and restaurant menus from the 1890s; and photographs of Depression - era New York City by Lewis Hine and Berenice Abbott.

â $ œTaking Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) technology down to its smallest size yet, the 2012 Toyota Prius C - for «City» â $ «arrives on the scene as the latest and most fuel - efficient member of the automaker's ever - expanding Prius family.

The scene was festive and chaotic: the locals packed the streets of an old, weathered neighborhood outside the city proper, sipping from small bottles of aguardiente, Colombia's national paint remover, and squirting the gringos (us) with aerosol cans of foam and bags of water.

I start of my travel in Scottsdale visiting downtown, otherwise known as «Old Town,» the very walkable central part of the city full of small shops and a booming restaurant scene.

A renewed waterfront, vibrant arts scene, and sophisticated dining have turned this small college town into New England's most exciting city.

Indeed, tourism plays a vital role in this culturally vibrant city with miles of beautifully kept white - sand beaches, a small but energetic gay club scene, a wealth of both informal and sophisticated first - rate restaurants, and one of the greatest Colonial - era neighborhoods in the Western Hemisphere, Old San Juan, which is also home to one of the most popular cruise - ship ports in the Caribbean.

«The Mexican gallery scene is relatively small but incredibly vibrant,» Ms. McClure said, «and Kurimanzutto is at the heart of that scene and deeply entrenched in the cultural identity of the city.

Just in time for the city's art fair, we present you a selection of spaces all around the city, from the blue - chip galleries, to the small ones where the local scene is always buzzing.

Working in series, his intimate black and white photographs cover such subjects as children and teenagers, small southeastern American towns, street scenes in Paris, and various Italian cities.

Nashville's Wedgewood - Houston neighborhood is home to the city's best gallery scene, centered on a warren of small spaces inside a former meatpacking plant.

A native of Ukraine, Val Proudkii has been internationally recognized for using his camera to capture the unique scenes he has witnessed on the streets of various cities and small villages around the world.

A small, 300 - square - meter photography gallery in Shanghai, M97 gallery is a leading exhibition space in the city's booming contemporary art scene.

Inspired by the works of Henri Cartier Bresson and Brassai, Val began using his camera to capture streets scenes of various cities and small towns around the world for that «aha» moment.

The photographs are small and large - scale, and of portraits, landscapes, film abstractions, cities, deserts, TV static, car headlights, bedrooms, drains, plates of food, tropical birds, airport customs — all are individual vignettes of deeper stories or commonplace scenes carefully cropped.

The Windy City's gallery scene may be small, but it packs a punch.

In 1950, the organization removed his Big City from an exhibition at the de Young Museum because of eight, small, allegorical scenes depicting prostitution.

«It was a rich life,» Drexler admitted, recalling fondly the New York art scene of the 1960s, which she describes as «a smaller community» where folks such as Franz Kline, and Elaine and Willem de Kooning would all attend each other's openings and gather at watering holes such as the Cedar Bar and Max's Kansas City.

International Focus: Hong Kong discusses Hong Kong's cash - rich and bourgeoning art scene, which has become home to major international players who have recently opened up their first Asian outposts in the city, such as White Cube and Gagosian, as well as a new international art fair and a plethora of smaller commercial galleries and contemporary art spaces.

A self - taught artist who left home while still in high school, Laumann is a crucial presence in B - More's small but enthusiastic art and music scene (he also plays with Dope Body, an indie noise act signed by Drag City Records).

ALEX DUDOK DE WIT Visits Host City Glasgow Where the Arts Scene Is Flourishing Sunday Sun - Newcastle - upon - Tyne; November 15, 2015; Alex Dudok De Wit; 700 + words «SPOT the artwork,» says my guide, her finger picking out an overlooked alley on the fringes of Glasgow's Merchant City.I hesitate: surely she doesn't mean the graffitied portrait of the Rasta smoking a joint or the small mound of bricks topped with a fraying bin bag?

Folks in The City of Roses have plenty of things to hold their attention, but between pondering the current Trailblazers season, experiencing the growing restaurant scene, and planning the next trip to one of the many small brewpubs in Portland, insurance is well worth a few minutes of your time.

Nashville, TN About Blog While Nashville is known as «Music City USA», this is a pretty small market if you aren't in the country music scene.

Asheville, NC For such a small mountain city, Asheville is garnering a huge amount of praise for its creative and buzzing culinary scene.