1.   As the cultural hub of the New South, Atlanta is a place where down-home Americana rubs shoulders with the latest in communications technology.

2.   Baghdad was a cultural hub of the Middle East where intellectual life flourished through eight years of war with Iran.

3.   Durban is also a cultural hub.

4.   Phenix, which has competition from two national chain outlets in nearby malls, serves as a resource for black history for academics and as a cultural hub.

5.   Starting one in a cultural hub like Berlin presents a special challenge because there is already so much music here.

6.   This unlikely cultural hub is at the end of an alley near the city motor pool and recycling plant.

7.   While the builders seem busier today than ever, the place has begun to turn from construction site to cultural hub, as the rough-and-tumble edges get smoothed.

8.   During the same period, Singapore successfully turned itself into the cultural hub for Southeast Asia without much fanfare.

9.   Iraq was once a cultural hub in the Arab world.