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Medellín Voters Decide: 0.5% Property Tax Hike for Metro Expansion
The October ballot asks voters across Medellín's comunas whether to raise property taxes by 0.5 percent to extend Metro lines toward Itagüí and Envigado.
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Young Professionals Flock to Medellín's Transformed Laureles-Estadio Neighborhood
A walkable grid of cafés, co-working spaces and renovated apartments is pulling a new generation of residents into a neighbourhood that old-timers once dismissed as sleepy.
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Medellín's Vacancy Rate Plummets Below 5%, Crushing Renters' Hopes
With fewer than one in twenty apartments sitting empty across the city's most sought-after neighbourhoods, the math is brutal for anyone hoping to rent rather than buy in 2026.
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Emerging Opportunities for Small Businesses and the Entrepreneurs Involved in Medellín
Municipal efforts and local cooperatives are supporting small enterprises that form the core of job creation in the city.
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Neuroscientists Map How Meditation Physically Rewires Your Brain
Neuroscientists have mapped the measurable changes that meditation produces inside the skull, and Medellín's growing wellness community is taking notice.
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Lap Swimmers, Take Note: Medellín's Best Outdoor Pools and Rock Pools for Open-Air Training
From the tiled lanes of Parque Arví to the neighbourhood unidades of El Poblado, the city's outdoor aquatic spots are drawing a new wave of fitness swimmers tired of stuffy indoor gyms.
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Metro Extension and Development Transform Medellín's San Alejo Neighborhood
New transport links and commercial zones are drawing investors to a suburb that was overlooked just five years ago.
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