Ocejo is professor of sociology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the author of Sixty Miles Upriver: Gentrification and Race in a Small American City One ...

Like apple pie and ice cream, what’s more American than a small town? Sure, there’s no doubt big cities have their draws: the electric buzz of New York City, the palm tree-lined streets of Los Angeles ...

From a barbecue capital in Texas to the site of the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War in New York, these spots are worthy of a visit this year Laura Kiniry - Travel ...

Retiring in a small town can offer lower costs, lighter traffic and a closer sense of community, but the best options are not guesswork. I am drawing on recent data-driven rankings of retirement ...

I brake for small towns. In my travels documenting roadside Americana across the land, I visit hundreds of small towns a year and devote much of my free time, including every vacation, to exploring ...