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The arithmetic of a wet season
A longer shoulder season is changing what the city sells.
How a design brief became public policy
A festival's site plan ended up as the template for city event law.
Museums after dark: the night economy's newest tenants
Late tickets and smaller performances turn museums into evening venues.
The case for a slower fair calendar
Fewer, longer fairs: organisers argue the calendar needs room to breathe.
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