A family’s losses after Hurricane Sandy didn’t come in the usual order or with the usual speed.
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How a Booming City Can Be More Equitable
At a time when many U.S. cities are being revitalized — and rapidly gentrified — Barry Yeoman spotlights Durham, North Carolina, his home of 30 years, where activism, diversity- and egalitarianism-minded non-profits, and a community land trust are helping to keep the city inclusive and affordable for those who often get marginalized and pushed out instead.
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A Lien On Lincolnville
St. Augustine, Florida, America’s so-called “oldest city,” is a city of tensions: beautiful architecture, lush gardens, a history of slave trading, KKK violence, and Civil Rights activism. Gentrification, demolitions, and white-washing are threatening residents and the truth, as the city’s many narratives compete for supremacy. To understand this city, you must look both at what […]
Posted inCrime, investigations, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
A New Low: Stealing From the Dead
“Thieves and forgers are taking houses from the deceased in ‘hot’ (Philadelphia) neighborhoods — as the city stands by.”
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The City I Love is Destroying Itself
In an interview illustrated with gifs created by the author, Nicole Antebi talks with historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inCurrent Events, Editor's Pick, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
The City I Love Is Destroying Itself
Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Taking of Freret Street
The author Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the losses and fallout of gentrification in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Posted inCulture, Design, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How Brooklyn Lost Itself
On the way from the old Brooklyn to the new branded, post-industrial Brooklyn, the city got lost.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
A Burger Made of Money
Portland’s most successful restauranteur doesn’t care about your fancy, fresh-picked, locally sourced garden ingredients. He cooks for $$$.
Posted inNonfiction
An Ocean Away From the Sanctuary of Manhattan, Signs of Peaceful Coexistence
As a Jewish New Yorker, Candy Schulman is surprised to find a small town in Andalusia celebrating the coexistence of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures, despite the area’s dark racist history.
