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The Duffel-bag Classnew
Memphis city residency requirements sound good in theory, but for some, it can lead to an economic nightmare. Here's one man's story.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
12-07-2009 |
Housing & Development
Two years after a foreclosure disaster, one Colorado county is still stuck with a messnew
The phenomenon of squatters staying in bank-owned homes has been widely reported. In Colorado Springs, it's rare. But here, some have even twisted the model, living reclusively in what should be a government-owned home.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-30-2009 |
Housing & Development
How Artsy Renegades Reignited a Movement to Reclaim the Urban Environmentnew
Increasingly, the tactics and spirit of outlaw urbanists, designers, and artists are being adopted inside San Francisco City Hall, and the result is starting to look like a real urban design revolution -- one that harks back to a movement that was interrupted back in the 1970s.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Molly Freedenberg and Steven T. Jones |
11-18-2009 |
Housing & Development
Downtown Phoenix is Full of Gleaming Progress Surrounded by Vacant Lots -- Now What?new
With boring old suburban McMansions commanding a half-million dollars, you can see why developers decided that downtown Phoenix would be the next big thing. And then the bottom dropped out.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
10-20-2009 |
Housing & Development
Tough Titties: Lowry Beall Stares Down Breast Cancernew
At 27 she found a lump. At 29 she had a bilateral mastectomy. At 30 she's trying her damnedest to be a badass cancer survivor.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
10-07-2009 |
Housing & Development
Homeland Security Wants Eminent Domain Over a Vermont Farm at the Bordernew
The federal government may invoke the doctrine of eminent domain to appropriate as much as 10.5 acres of the Rainvilles' cropland, which an impact study calls "negligible." Brian Rainville, son of farm owner Clement Rainville, says those acres are essential to the small dairy farm's livelihood.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
10-05-2009 |
Housing & Development
As More Companies Shoot for LEED Certification, More Ask What it Really Meansnew
An environmentally friendly casino has to be a contradiction in terms. Giant buildings that welcome and encourage the extravagant, wasteful behavior of thousands of guests at the same time hardly seem like a recipe for saving Mother Earth. But on the Strip, even sustainability can be made into a virtue, provided the example is sufficiently large.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
09-24-2009 |
Housing & Development
Dallas' Homeless Turn To The Bridge for Food, Shelter and a New Startnew
Dallas' homeless shelter is a city-subsidized success story. From its troubled beginning, The Bridge faced fierce opposition, criticism and nagging doubts. Yet in its first year of operation, it placed more than 400 people into housing and assisted nearly 800 with finding jobs.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Merten |
08-31-2009 |
Housing & Development
The Fate of One of Florida's Most Unique Springs Rests in the Hands of a Developernew
Warm Mineral Springs may have started as a quiet backwater, but those days are over. The future of the springs now depends on how much revenue it can generate, rather than its value as an archeological site or a natural resource.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
08-13-2009 |
Housing & Development
Funding Blocks to Expedient Supportive Housingnew
The idea of turning older hotels into supportive housing isn’t a new idea: It’s how nonprofits like L.A.’s Skid Row Housing Trust and SRO Housing Corp.—both of which have converted hundreds of units into supportive housing—got their start.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
08-05-2009 |
Housing & Development
Ms. Money Comes to Manitou Springsnew
Is director of economic development Kitty Clemens bringing prosperity, or just dissension, to Manitou?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-04-2009 |
Housing & Development
Anti-'High Rise' Initiative Sparks Lawsuitnew
A Santa Barbara architect has filed a 95-page lawsuit challenging the use of the term "high-rise" by supporters of Measure B, a proposed Santa Barbara charter amendment that purports to save downtown Santa Barbara from "high-rise" development.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
08-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
Life And Death on the Pajaro River Leveenew
Hidden along the banks of the Pajaro River in the brush and high grass, you'll find the casitas -- little houses -- built from tarps, bungee cords, tree limbs and blankets, constructed and tended to by a chronically homeless population of monolingual Spanish speakers.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
07-17-2009 |
Housing & Development
Residents Bemoan the Heat at Colorado Springs Homeless Centernew
Residents of the R.J. Montgomery New Hope Center say the center's conditions are unsanitary and unsafe, while the director swears it's cool and clean.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
07-16-2009 |
Housing & Development
Despite Hopes, Incoming Soldiers Won't Bolster Colorado Springs' Housing Marketnew
Take close to 6,000 soldiers -- many with families -- and make them move to Colorado Springs. Add a federal program meant to help troops with reassigned units sell their homes, and sprinkle in some hope that the local housing market has bottomed out. You have the makings for a healthy local housing boom, save for one crucial thing: Many soldiers are in no position to buy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
07-14-2009 |
Housing & Development
