AltWeeklies Wire
Lot in Lifenew
William Peppes' property suffered a plane crash and a murder -- but eminent domain proved his toughest challenge.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
07-10-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Next Los Angelesnew
L.A. has more people per square mile than any urban area in the country, and over the next two decades it's going to add millions of new residents -- can smart growth stave off impending citywide gridlock?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-07-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Under a Bridge Downtownnew
Chris Gardiner has lived peacefully under an expressway in Toronto for eight years, but now the city wants him out.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
07-06-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Living For the Citynew
Rent stabilized tenants in New York wage their annual struggle for affordable rents.
New York Press |
Sushil Cheema |
07-06-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Private/Public housing?new
HUD's new policy forces public housing to mirror private business.
San Antonio Current |
Josh Baugh |
07-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Shining the Nickelnew
Downtown development has brought on a huge push to help the indigent of L.A.'s Skid Row -- but are we really dealing with the problem, or sweeping it somewhere else?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Circling the Squarenew
Can Seattle's Pioneer Square be revived and still keep its character?
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
06-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Mi Casa? Sue Casa!new
Hispanic immigrants cry foul over an alleged St. Louis housing scam.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
06-26-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Trying Another Comebacknew
Developers are investing billions in downtown St. Louis -- will the loft boom last?
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
06-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A New Norwoodnew
Birmingham's historic neighborhood is now an experiment in mixed urban living.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
06-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Buckhead Risingnew
Buckhead's era as a party haven is over, being replaced by a vision that could transform Buckhead into a place where people will live, work and walk.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-01-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Back to the Futurenew
City supervisors should dump the moratorium and allow apartments for the homeless to be built in San Francisco.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
05-26-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fantasy Islandnew
Developers in Jackson are atwitter over a proposal to dam the Pearl River and inundate its floodplain for the sake of real estate developers -- but is it worth the financial and environmental cost?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
05-25-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Greener Pastures for Greenvillenew
This is the history of a slum neighborhood and how one man turned it around.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
05-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
History Lessonnew
Three decades after the drama of '68, will Harlem make room for Columbia University?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
05-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
