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Eco-Construction Blooms in New Orleansnew

More and more contractors and do-it-yourselfers are learning the advantages of green building techniques in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Gambit  |  David Winkler-Schmit  |  03-12-2008  |  Housing & Development

Ire on I-20new

GDOT brushes off claims of vindictive behavior, but charges of illogical decision making in constructing sound barriers are becoming harder to deny.
Metro Spirit  |  Murfee Faulk  |  03-12-2008  |  Housing & Development

Tumbling Downnew

Officials fear the Appleby Branch Library's outbuilding will soon crumble. But they don't have the money to make the much-needed repairs.
Metro Spirit  |  Amy Christian  |  03-12-2008  |  Housing & Development

Philly's Homeless Services Grassrootsnew

Behind the big shelters and agencies, tiny do-gooder groups keep people alive.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Jeff Deeney  |  03-11-2008  |  Housing & Development

Is Vermont Disappearing?new

Yes, and a new study says there's only one solution.
Seven Days  |  Brian Wallstin  |  03-07-2008  |  Housing & Development

DeKalb's Oldest Home May Soon Disappearnew

Brookhaven's Goodwin House for sale and could be demolished.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  03-05-2008  |  Housing & Development

Bitter Homes & Gardens?new

City hall's "density hawks" are changing L.A.'s DNA.
L.A. Weekly  |  Steven Leigh Morris  |  02-29-2008  |  Housing & Development

Chicago is Losing its Landmarksnew

The city's architectural heritage is disappearing -- with help from the people who are supposed to protect it.
Chicago Reader  |  Lynn Becker  |  02-25-2008  |  Housing & Development

Asleep on the Street in Portlandnew

Approximately 1,400 people sleep on the city's streets -- and for a night, I was one of them.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  02-21-2008  |  Housing & Development

Sit-Lie Ordinance Takes Aim at Street Kidsnew

Portland's controversial sit-lie ordinance appears to be targeting a distinct group of homeless youth, according to the latest enforcement statistics from the mayor's Street Access for Everyone (SAFE) committee.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  02-14-2008  |  Housing & Development

The Shelter Shufflenew

Inside San Francisco's confounding system of housing the homeless.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Amanda Witherell  |  02-13-2008  |  Housing & Development

New Orleans Homeless Encampment Has a Survival Culture All Its Ownnew

The 200 or so homeless people who live in makeshift shelters under an overpass in the shadow of downtown have formed a community in which they look out for each other and work together to find homes for their members.
Gambit  |  Greg Thomas  |  02-13-2008  |  Housing & Development

Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?new

Life is not always peaceful when you're at the helm of Santa Barbara County's largest homeless shelter.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Isabelle T. Walker  |  02-11-2008  |  Housing & Development

Virginia Assembly Can't Kill HPV Vaccinenew

Last year, Virginia joined Texas as the only states to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, a move that outraged social conservatives in both places. Now in Virginia, legislators are trying to push back requirement’s start date, or kill it altogether.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Scott Weaver  |  02-07-2008  |  Housing & Development

Life After Turcotnew

The grandiose swoop and curves of Montreal’s most iconic interchange will make way for an entirely new structure, its layers of flyovers and elevated highways replaced by a new structure that hugs the ground, surrounded by berms and embankments.
Montreal Mirror  |  Christopher DeWolf  |  01-31-2008  |  Housing & Development

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