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Tribeca Bakery: Where New York Atmosphere and Good Food Collide

By Jade Scully on February 16, 2011 in Africa, Cape Town, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Tribeca Bakery in Kalk Bay is much more than your basic baked goods shop; it’s also a restaurant with delicious food and a cosy atmosphere. Tribeca is at 106 Main Road with a stunning view...

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Obama to Have Dinner With Zuckerberg and Other Technology CEOs in SF

By Renee Blodgett on February 16, 2011 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Barack Obama is having dinner with Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and other technology executives tomorrow night in San Francisco, CA. Says White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, “the focus of the discussion is innovation and job creation,...

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Philly’s Le Meridien In All It’s Glory

By Christian Carollo on February 16, 2011 in North America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Photos, USA

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The Le Meridien hotel, originally a YMCA, located on Arch Street in Center City....

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Self-Realizations from Living Abroad: I’m A Giant

By Ava Apollo on February 16, 2011 in Asia, Hong Kong, Photos

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The next few weeks were a blur of new and exciting things.  I had a room in an apartment, and a well-connected roommate who served as the link between me and what would be all of...

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The World Social Forum: Creating a Democratic World without Borders

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 16, 2011 in Africa, Dakar, Europe, Photos, Senegal, Switzerland

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The World Social Forum (WSF) is taking place this week in Dakar, Senegal, bringing together 75,000 people from 132 countries to advocate for social change. In light of sky rocketing food prices, high unemployment, and growing concerns...

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Don’t Assume If It’s Urgent, It’s Also Important

By Leda Karabela on February 16, 2011 in All Countries, Photos

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After a couple of years worth of work as a solitary and lone soldier, following more than a couple of decades of more traditional executive life, yesterday was the one of these extremely rare days...

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Green Pass Turnstile: Power to the People

By Katherine Hui on February 16, 2011 in Asia, Central Asia, China, Photos, Taiwan

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Think about the number or libraries, underground stations, amusement parks, football stadiums and other places that use turnstiles as a way of regulating foot traffic. Now think about the amount of people that pass through...

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Dissidence 2.0 in Egypt, Ukraine, and Cuba

By David Sasaki on February 16, 2011 in Africa, Caribbean, Cuba, Egypt, Europe, North Africa, Photos, Ukraine

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I am thrilled for Egypt, and more specifically my Egyptian friends. I have been following political developments in the country ever since Mostafa began covering Egypt on Global Voices back in October of 2005. (If...

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