(Berlin) MitteSchön

One of my favorite magazines is a free monthly for Berlin-Mitte, called Mitteschön www.mitteschoen.com. It mainly covers young people living here and new shops or developments in the area (a few dozen blocks around us). The funny thing is that it covers a life that I see but am not a part of (aside from the cafes). That is, it covers the young, hip, creative industry, such as trendy fashion label discoveries, new store concepts, or graphic designers etc. I know a few people working in such industries through our various school / kindergarden groups, but otherwise, it is a different universe from my world (consultants, ministries, etc.). I love walking past these stores, and seeing these people - all very individual and creative. And I enjoy having gotten to know this world at least a bit through the parents of my kids' friends. Would I enjoy walking past single houses with large gardens in the same way as I enjoy watching new temporary stores and whatnot spring up in every empty slot? Not to say that creative, unique people do not live in the outskirts - it's just that this is all not as visible in such areas. Berlin-Mitte, with all your horrible tourists (I still include myslef in this group), broken bottles and dog poo, wie schön! (ps I found some of my friends on the following cool site www.freundevonfreunden.com which interviews creative people in their own homes).