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BBC Pop Up's Matt Danzico reports on how the ancient art form of glassblowing is proving an attractive alternative to gangs.In a notorious neighbourhood of a US city, an ancient art form is keeping troubled youth off the streets. BBC Pop Up reports on gangs and glassblowing in Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma is a gritty industrial port city and one notorious neighbourhood in particular has a long history of being blighted by poverty and violence. But things are changing in Hilltop, in part because of an unlikely project aimed at keeping at-risk children off the streets and away from drugs.