AltWeeklies Wire
Fore!new
The legendary Kenneth Smith built golf clubs for the rich and famous -- but now a developer wants to build over Smith's historic greens.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-01-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Hairy Propositionnew
Spaceship Trump is hoping to land a casino in North Philadelphia -- an airstrip that includes a hugely vulnerable population.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
07-31-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: donald trump, the apprentice
An (Almost) Done Dealnew
South Central Farmers lose a court challenge to hold on to their 14-acre garden.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Developmentally Disablednew
Philadelphia needs a plan -- desperately.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Gwen Shaffer |
07-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Homes for Whom?new
A new inclusionary housing ordinance delicately balances the San Francisco's affordable housing needs with the developers' demand for big profits.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
07-19-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
How Not to Pay Rentnew
We look at the lofty ambitions of tenants of illegal apartment buildings.
The Village Voice |
Maria Luisa Tucker |
07-19-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Dirt on Danianew
Something nasty was in an illegal dumpsite that a developer covered over -- just ask the neighbors.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
07-18-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Off of Site, Out of Mindnew
A preacher and S.F. developers promised 20 affordable town homes by Christmas 2003 -- many families are still waiting.
SF Weekly |
Ryan Blitstein |
07-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The (Non) Enforcersnew
Asheville's Development Department has failed to enforce development regulations on numerous major projects, leaving the door open to court decisions that could render those rules unenforceable.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Life on the Streetsnew
A volunteer delves into San Antonio's homeless scene.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Palermo |
07-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
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
New York's 10 Worst Landlordsnew
Scraped from the bottom of the barrel, here are some tales of living hell.
The Village Voice |
Various |
07-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: HUD
