From the Editor

March 2021, Issue 229

Published: March 1, 2021

Th e Bulldozed Future

(Photo by Ryan Berkebile)

Publisher Dr. Shin Gyonggu Editor-in-Chief Dr. David E. Shaff er Managing Editor William Urbanski Chief Copy Editor Isaiah Winters Layout Editor Melline Galani Photographer Kim Hillel Yunkyoung Communications Ki Hyunsoo Copy Editors David Foster, Di Foster, Joseph Nunez Online Editor Melline Galani

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For volunteering and article submission inquiries, please contact the editor at gwangjunews@gic.or.kr. Ready… Set… March!

Th e month of March is symbolic of beginnings in a number of ways. As you may know, March was originally the fi rst month of the Roman calendar. March is also considered to be the fi rst of the three spring months (at this latitude), and this month contains two solar terms of Korea’s traditional calendar (aka “farmer’s calendar”) that signify the beginning of spring: Gyeongchip, the awakening from hibernation (March 5), and Chunbun, the spring equinox (March 20).

We look forward to March beginning to reveal positive eff ects of COVID-19 vaccinations and to the fi rst blossoms of spring revealing themselves through the plum blossom paintings of Kang Namgu. We also look forward to March 8, International Women’s Day, which this issue of the Gwangju News commemorates with a feature article. March brings us much to look forward to, and here’s what our March issue has for you to look forward to.

Our cover feature introduces a new photo zine, Th e Bulldozed Future, through its urban-explorer editor who chronicles our present at times when it is on the verge of disappearing. Likewise, Lost in Gwangju documents the vanishing apartments of Unamdong and the nostalgia this creates.

What’s going on around the community? Find out about the zerowaste concept and the initiative that a local shop has launched. Learn about the new PD at the City of Light radio show at GFN.

Interested in culture and the arts? Blast from the Past explains why Koreans don’t whistle, play fl utes, or clip fi ngernails at night. (Hint: It has something to do with rats, snakes, and/or ghosts.) Speaking of ghosts, we have for you an anthology of ghostly Korean urban legends in fi lm.

Getting hungry? Check out this month’s review of the restaurant with the freshest fi sh in town: Sushi Dogam. Or stay at home and stay warm by trying out this issue’s recipe for beef and radish stew. Aft er eating, want to do more reading than in the Gwangju News? Check out our review of the best book platforms.

Is that all, you ask? Of course not. Read a professor’s ten tips for fostering creativity. Find out how alternative schools diff er from public schools, and from each other. And learn how to talk about locations in Korean.

We have recent news from Gwangju City Hall, our muchtalked-about crossword puzzle, and our photo of the month. In addition, our lovely Photo Essay is of a dazzling wedding in the midst of the pandemic.

And we sadly bid a fi nal farewell to a well-known fi gure in the community.

As always, stay Covid smart, stay Covid safe, and enjoy the Gwangju News.

David E. Shaff er Editor-in-Chief Gwangju News