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The Somerville Files: A Four Part Investigative Seriesnew

For 10 months, three reporters dug into the unseemly political underbelly of the City of Somerville, where the power and privilege of an elite few has dominated and perverted municipal progress for decades. The Somerville Files is the culmination of their work, which pulls back the hip urban Somerville facade to reveal a shadow government amidst both turmoil and transition.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro  |  08-15-2013  |  Housing & Development

Creative Destructionnew

The rise and (imminent) fall of Boston's only graffiti park.
Dig Boston  |  Dan Schneider  |  07-26-2013  |  Housing & Development

The Somerville Files Part 3: Rage Against the Machinenew

How a carefully orchestrated bureaucratic ecosystem ensures development by any means necessary in Somerville—legal or not.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Faraone, Tom Nash and Adam Vaccaro  |  07-15-2013  |  Housing & Development

Gentrification Hits a Glut in Bostonnew

The South Boston neighborhood's mammoth new million-dollar condos are disconcertingly empty, while other projects in the area have been stalled for months.
Dig Boston  |  Julia Reischel  |  05-31-2007  |  Housing & Development

The Future of Cities: Building Greennew

Boston's new green zoning code makes big promises -- can it deliver?
Dig Boston  |  Lissa Harris  |  03-14-2007  |  Housing & Development

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