AltWeeklies Wire
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
Tale of Two Citiesnew
New Yorkers begin to buckle under the pressure of scarce housing, accelerated by dramatically increased gentrification.
New York Press |
Adam Matthews |
05-18-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Paying for Renewalnew
Subsidies for the 49ers are among the many concerns being raised about a major redevelopment plan in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fear of Heightsnew
Skyscrapers, fronted by tantalizing promises, are set to invade a Brooklyn neighborhood.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
05-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Lunar Eclipsenew
For sale: the historic University District tavern where Allen Ginsberg, Dylan Thomas, and Tom Robbins once drank.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
05-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Key Issuenew
Should high-rises tower over the pricey island paradise of Key Biscayne?
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
05-16-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Things Fall Apartnew
Rysar Development is building the ghetto of the future in Central Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-15-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Let the Homeless Innew
A shelter for vets sounds better than more car-dependent business to the wealthy residents of Westside L.A. neighborhoods.
L.A. Weekly |
David Zahniser |
05-11-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Pimp My Arenanew
South Florida's citizens may have paid for the BankAtlantic Center, but Donald Trump's rich customers get the keys to it.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
05-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Vail at the Crossroadsnew
Must Peter Knobel destroy the village to save it?
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
05-08-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Gentry Are Comingnew
What's not to like about better schools, lower crime rates and improved city services? A lot, if you can no longer afford to live here.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup and Michael Wall |
05-04-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Gentle Giant-Killernew
Jane Jacobs was more than an urban philosopher -- she took on the brutalist Modernist monster.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
05-04-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
After the Murmur in Oaklandnew
Artists and hipsters can bring dormant neighborhoods to life, but do they invite gentrification and displacement?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Kingston |
05-03-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
