Gregory Scruggs
Three new firms and founders using innovative methods to stand out from the crowd
Meet trail-blazing entrepreneurs with an eye for opportunity. From a Philadelphia homeware shop-cum-hotel to bamboo-based manufacturing, we discover how thriving businesses are achieving their aims.

The small-neighbourhood renaissance
Three top neighbourhoods offering fertile ground for forward-thinking entrepreneurs, from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur.

Our 6 favourite new French-inspired restaurants
In cities from Amsterdam to Grand Rapids, chefs are adding French-inspired touches to their menus, while in the cuisine’s mother country, residents are treated to late-night deli fare.

Walla Walla Foundry: The factory helping artists turn ideas into material reality
In a small town in Washington state, a skilled team of foundry workers is helping artists turn ambitious ideas into material reality.

Opinion
With Alaska Airlines set to acquire Hawaiian Airlines, here’s how a regional airline should go global
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The Agenda: Affairs
What we have learned a year on from the 7 October attacks, Brazil’s spat with Nicaragua and Ireland’s naval know-how.

Affairs round up: Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”
Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”.

Steering giants through Seattle’s waters at Puget Sound
Monocle climbs aboard a cargo carrier to learn how a special cohort of pilots steer these giant vessels through Puget Sound, a complex system of maritime waterways surrounding Seattle.

Tuned in
Drive‑time radio takes the edge off commutes from Singapore to Seattle. We meet its key voices.

The Agenda: Business
How the tyre is going green, electric motorcycles in France and the Japanese hovercraft revival.
