AltWeeklies Wire
Bob Berkebile is the Godfather of Green Buildingnew
In the past 25 years, Berkebile has moved from notoriety as the man in the middle of a deadly skywalk collapse to international respect as a key figure in making his industry more Earth-friendly.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-15-2008 |
Housing & Development
Down-and-Dirty Developers Want Into Dallas' Inner Citynew
As the city council looks at rezoning, we're wary of the quick-money guys.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
04-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
One San Diego Neighborhood Braces for Changenew
Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in the crosshairs of developers. Can it be modernized without losing its soul?
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
04-09-2008 |
Housing & Development
A Field Guide to Seattle's Ugliest Housesnew
The FAR Monster, The Encroacher, The Green Zone Special and other species ruining your neighborhood.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Rents Rising in Portlandnew
Why rent bills are climbing and why that's likely to continue.
Willamette Week |
Jason Moore |
04-02-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Breaking Up a Homenew
For many Pittsburgh neighborhoods, tearing down buildings is all anyone can think to do.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
03-31-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Priced Into Povertynew
Helping families paying unfairly high rents would go miles toward ending homelessness.
Pasadena Weekly |
Gisselle Acevedo and Paul Freese |
03-31-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Why L.A. Is Park Poornew
A "broke" City Council and befuddled downtown bureaucrats sit on $130 million.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
03-28-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
House of Painnew
Arther Masaoka fought to stop the city of Tustin from bulldozing his home and lost. But were his problems of his own creation?
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
03-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Promised Uplandsnew
Residents and developers wait to see what the future holds for westside Baltimore neighborhood.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
03-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Slow Build-Upnew
More riverfront development will transform Penn's shores -- eventually.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Meir Rinde |
03-24-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Griffintown's Last Standnew
Residents of the embattled Montreal neighborhood man the barricades against a development offensive.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
In Louisiana, Affordable Housing is Disconnectednew
A program to help restore low-income affordable rental units after the hurricanes has made some progress, but it comes slowly -- and sometimes not at all.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
03-19-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
What's Greener: Cute Little Buildings, or Big Tall Ones?new
The city of Santa Barbara is embracing the philosophy of "smart growth" and mixed-use high-rises as an alternative to sprawl, but not without some fights.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
03-18-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Beyond Four Wallsnew
Robert Maurice's stairwell death shows you can have digs and be homeless.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
03-17-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
