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How an argument against gentrification stopped an L.A. building demolition

by Megan Jamerson
Jan 3, 2025
Tenants in Los Angeles used a formal city process to make an unconventional argument to stop the demolition-- for now.
Rosa Garcia stands at the bar of her restaurant in the historic Los Angeles Mexican-American neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Her landlord hopes to demolish the building.
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The history behind the "shotgun" houses of New Orleans

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 22, 2024
Despite their association with New Orleans, researchers say the shotgun style originated farther afield.
A traditional clapboard Creole cottage in the Faubourg Marigny historic district of New Orleans.
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What’s in a name? How neighborhood rebrands can grease the wheels of gentrification

by Amy Scott and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 12, 2024
Neighborhood nicknames like SoHo or LoDo have become common in American cities. But what gets lost when neighborhoods rebrand?
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Digital nomads are flocking to Colombia

by Catherine Ellis
Apr 16, 2024
Some remote workers, able to work anywhere, are opting to move to Medellín. It’s brought a welcome financial boost to some locals, but others say they’re being priced out.
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How to act as a responsible foodie

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 27, 2023
Diners have a responsibility to learn about the history of restaurants and the people behind them, says professor and author Pascale Joassart-Marcelli.
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Feeding gentrification

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 11, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #165
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This video game teaches players about gentrification

by David Brancaccio
Jul 3, 2023
At the Oakland-based nonprofit Gameheads, people go from playing video games to making them, drawing from lived experience.
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Empty seats, feral cats, angry fans: Oakland A's push for new home as crowds stay away

by Matt Levin
May 11, 2022
Some fans are convinced the team is trying to keep fans away as it eyes a potential new home in Las Vegas.
A's manager Mark Kotsay, left, and pitcher Frankie Montas during a contest with the Detroit Tigers. With A's home games attracting few fans, the team hopes for a new stadium to play in, built with assistance from the city.
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Is racist housing policy the real villain in "Candyman"?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Oct 21, 2021
Brentin Mock of Bloomberg CityLab says Candyman represents what bad, racist housing policy created and what gentrification tries to erase.
A crew demolishes part of Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing project in 2011. The site, which now hosts luxury apartments and high-end shops, is the setting for the horror film "Candyman."
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BBQ used to be poor folks' food. Now, some of it is $36 per pound.

by Andy Uhler
Oct 14, 2021
Pitmasters have become social media and television stars. A few have won James Beard Awards.
Tootsie Tomanetz, the 86-year-old pitmaster at Snow's BBQ, tends to sausages on a Saturday morning in Lexington, Texas. Tomanetz has been cooking barbecue since 1966 and says she never could have imagined the popularity she's witnessing today.
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