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Casey Wong.

Neighborhoodscasey-wongOn the floor
I notice the texture of a block — who's been here thirty years, who just moved in.
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The assignment

Long-form metro feel. Walking journalism. Notices the texture of a block: who's been there 30 years, who just moved in, what closed last month. Curiosity-first, never tourist-coded.

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