AltWeeklies Wire
PATH trail blockednew
Judge stops work in DeKalb after neighbors complain.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
03-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Eco-Construction Blooms in New Orleansnew
More and more contractors and do-it-yourselfers are learning the advantages of green building techniques in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
03-12-2008 |
Housing & Development
Ire on I-20new
GDOT brushes off claims of vindictive behavior, but charges of illogical decision making in constructing sound barriers are becoming harder to deny.
Metro Spirit |
Murfee Faulk |
03-12-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tumbling Downnew
Officials fear the Appleby Branch Library's outbuilding will soon crumble. But they don't have the money to make the much-needed repairs.
Metro Spirit |
Amy Christian |
03-12-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Philly's Homeless Services Grassrootsnew
Behind the big shelters and agencies, tiny do-gooder groups keep people alive.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jeff Deeney |
03-11-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Is Vermont Disappearing?new
Yes, and a new study says there's only one solution.
Seven Days |
Brian Wallstin |
03-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
DeKalb's Oldest Home May Soon Disappearnew
Brookhaven's Goodwin House for sale and could be demolished.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-05-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Bitter Homes & Gardens?new
City hall's "density hawks" are changing L.A.'s DNA.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Leigh Morris |
02-29-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Chicago is Losing its Landmarksnew
The city's architectural heritage is disappearing -- with help from the people who are supposed to protect it.
Chicago Reader |
Lynn Becker |
02-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Asleep on the Street in Portlandnew
Approximately 1,400 people sleep on the city's streets -- and for a night, I was one of them.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Sit-Lie Ordinance Takes Aim at Street Kidsnew
Portland's controversial sit-lie ordinance appears to be targeting a distinct group of homeless youth, according to the latest enforcement statistics from the mayor's Street Access for Everyone (SAFE) committee.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Shelter Shufflenew
Inside San Francisco's confounding system of housing the homeless.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
02-13-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
New Orleans Homeless Encampment Has a Survival Culture All Its Ownnew
The 200 or so homeless people who live in makeshift shelters under an overpass in the shadow of downtown have formed a community in which they look out for each other and work together to find homes for their members.
Gambit |
Greg Thomas |
02-13-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?new
Life is not always peaceful when you're at the helm of Santa Barbara County's largest homeless shelter.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
02-11-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Virginia Assembly Can't Kill HPV Vaccinenew
Last year, Virginia joined Texas as the only states to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, a move that outraged social conservatives in both places. Now in Virginia, legislators are trying to push back requirement’s start date, or kill it altogether.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
02-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
