AltWeeklies Wire
Nonprofit Hopes its Big Green Building Generates More than Warm Fuzziesnew
Urban Green Partnership's planned eight-story, 80,000-square-foot structure would be one of the most sustainable and self-sufficient multiuse buildings ever constructed in a city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
09-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Texans Are Fighting Back Against Eminent Domainnew
It is still ripping up lives, but the natives are no longer so naive.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
09-07-2007 |
Housing & Development
Economic Development Projects Failing to Employnew
Kansas City hands out tax breaks to developers who promise lots of good jobs, but the payrolls are looking mighty slim.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Nova Scotia Coast is On the Rocksnew
The "international treasure" is supposed to be public property to the high-water mark -- but private development and ineffective regulation threaten to both wreck the coastal ecosystem and take access to the shore out of you.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-10-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
CA Housing Corruption Report Takes Shortcutsnew
A Pasadena-commissioned report to investigate reports of fraud forgot to talk to a few people - those who were allegedly manipulated by a local developer.
Pasadena Weekly |
André Coleman |
08-03-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Rent Strike in Williamsburgnew
Tenants claim they've been without heat and hot water - their landlord says they're lying. Either way, rents are gonna rise.
New York Press |
Josh Saul |
08-02-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Anti-McMansion ordinance aims to slow supersized housesnew
Legislation may offer win-win solution for developers and homeowners
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
08-02-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Truth About Housing Moneynew
Care Not Cash was supposed to pay for itself.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Calvin Welch |
07-05-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Housing Authoritynew
Kansas City's public housing officials want you to think everything's great -- Miss Lizzie Brown knows otherwise.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
07-03-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fort Worth's Shaky Foundationnew
HUD says the city has repeatedly botched new construction and home repair projects -- as a result, low-income homeowners are left living in terrible conditions.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink and Jessica Bagherpour |
06-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Popcorn, Butter, and a Good Look at Fecesnew
In Seattle's torrid real-estate market, Rick de la Mare stands at the crossroads of sewer and cinema.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
06-25-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Week on the Streets With Lafayette's Homelessnew
Slipping through the cracks.
IND Media |
Dege Legg |
06-19-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
What's Smart About Smart Growth?new
L.A.'s plan for the future expects you to give up the yard, the car -- and learn to love density.
L.A. Weekly |
David Zahniser |
06-01-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Peddling Smart Growthnew
Call your project "smart" -- even when it isn't -- and get millions in public funds.
L.A. Weekly |
David Zahniser |
06-01-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Weird Scenes Inside the Goldminenew
How slumlord siblings trashed the iconic Morrison Hotel and how tenants fought back.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
06-01-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
