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  1. Review: Amarone, a city centre pizzeria

    Amarone sits on the corner of St Andrew Square and George Street, occupying the ground floor of what was once the grand Capital Building. With two statues on plinths flanking the entrance, the venue makes a bold first impression that blends historic Edinburgh…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianmeals #amarone #citycentre #Italia #Italian #italianmeals #italiano #italy #Pizza
    diningandcooking.com/2557002/r

  2. From the Heart of Spain

    La Mariblanca, a statue in a large square in Madrid, marks the geographic centre of Spain.

    This is what it looked like in 2017, but the area around it has been developed since then and now there’s more places to stop and sit.

    La Mariblanca, May 2025

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    #a8ctravel #cityCentre #historicStatues #kilometreZero #LaMariblanca #Madrid #MadridTourism #PuertaDelSol #Spain #SpanishArchitecture #SpanishMonuments #urbanLandmarks

  3. Our former mayor weighs in with more than slogans. This sentence stood out to me, because it answers a lot of what's wrong in politics now:

    "But ask yourself this: who is served by narratives that spread fear and even dehumanize people who are struggling, narratives that play on citizens’ deepest fears and desire for safety?"

    #yeg #yegpolitics #CityCentre #doniveson #politics #homelessness #fearpolitics

    On 'Ruining Downtown' - by Don Iveson - Civic Good civicgood.substack.com/p/on-ru

  4. It’s a bird city

    Cork City, where birds have become incredibly adept at turning human carelessness into dining opportunities.

    Urban-adapted birds like the seagulls and crows photographed here have developed significantly different behaviours compared to their rural counterparts. City-dwelling seagulls often show reduced fear responses to humans and have learned to time their foraging around peak human activity periods, such as lunch hours when dropped food is most available.

    Crows, meanwhile, have demonstrated remarkable problem-solving abilities in urban environments and can even learn to associate specific locations with regular food sources. Studies have shown that urban bird populations often have different dietary compositions, stress hormone levels, and even song patterns compared to rural birds, reflecting their adaptation to city life and the constant presence of human activity.

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    #bird #birdBehaviour #BlarneyPhotographyClub #cityBirds #cityCentre #cityWildlife #Cork #CorkCity #CorkStreets #crow #crows #foodScavenging #humanWildlifeInteraction #Ireland #Photo #Photography #seagull #seagulls #StreetPhotography #urbanAdaptation #urbanBirds #urbanEcosystem #wildlifePhotography

  5. A Solitary Figure in Birmingham

    Walking along Corporation Street, I was watching out for interesting people to photograph when I saw a man watching people walking past. We’d just come out of Grand Central Shopping Centre, the sun was shining, and I quickly walked over to the shaded part of the street. It was too warm for me. Might have been the same for this gentleman.

    Apertureƒ/6.3CameraILCE-7M3Focal length16mmISO320Shutter speed1/500s

    #Birmingham #BirminghamStreets #BritishArchitecture #candidPhotography #cityCentre #cityLiving #highStreet #pedestrianisedStreet #Photo #Photography #shoppingDistrict #streetLife #StreetPhotography #UnitedKingdom #urbanCharacter #urbanLandscape #urbanPortrait #WestMidlands