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In downtown Northampton, on the corner of Main and Central Streets, an eye-catching mural commemorates a historic crime. The mural is at the site of the former Northampton National Bank, where on January 26, 1876, robbers stole $1.6 million. At the time, it was the largest bank robbery in American history. The heist was pulled […]
In 2022, Warsaw’s Bemowo district welcomed six new residents in some of its most-visited spots. These tiny bronze sculptures, known jointly as “Bemisie” (“misie” is a Polish word of endearment meaning “cute little bears”), were actually a winning project proposed by the locals in a participatory budgeting program. All six bears represent different themes related […]