Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, the One World Trade Center opened Nov. 3.The building respectfully pays tribute to the 2,977 people who died on 9/11 while keeping pace with Lower Manhattan’s thriving economic development.Standing at 1,776 feet, symbolic of the year the U.S. declared independence, the One World Trade Center is the tallest and most expensive building in th...

Sometimes, we snooty Northern city folk like to think we’re better than our overly religious, red-neck Southern cousins. When I saw people protesting the proposed mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn., I rolled my eyes, unsurprised. Progress seems to take a little longer south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Yet it was a rude awakening to hear that people in upscale suburban Naperville have taken the same stance on a proposed mosque jus...