Stories Tagged as
Gentrification
"Miss Juneteenth" tells the story of a Black woman trying to build a better economic future
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 8, 2021
Writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples discusses her debut film and the economic realities it draws upon.
The man at the center of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 12, 2019
In a new film called, "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" Jimmie Fails plays a fictionalized version of himself.
My Economy: Starting a small business in Echo Park
Apr 5, 2019
Maurice Harris wanted to open a coffee shop when he saw his neighborhood changing. The process wasn't easy.
People gentrifying NYC neighborhoods have a lot of complaints
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Jul 2, 2018
A new data analysis shows correlation between 311 calls, changing demographics and property values in gentrifying neighborhoods.
As developers eye valuable mobile park home land, some residents have found a way to fight back
May 4, 2018
Mobile homes are one of the last vestiges of affordable home ownership in the Seattle area, but mobile homeowners are being pushed out by skyrocketing real estate values.
As neighborhoods gentrify, how do you help residents stay in place?
Oct 27, 2017
Atlanta tax fund seeks to prevent displacement of residents as neighborhood changes.
How an LA community is fighting back against gentrification
Sep 28, 2017
Eastside Café, a treasured El Sereno center, stopped its building's sale with a bid of its own.
For public good, not for profit.
In Los Angeles, mariachi musicians fight gentrification to keep tradition alive
Sep 15, 2017
In the Boyle Heights neighborhood of LA, mariachis struggle to pay rent near a plaza named for them.
Building bridges and fighting division in small town America
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Sep 5, 2017
Folk musician Dar Williams talks about her new book, "What I Found in a Thousand Towns."
The decline in laundromats shows how US cities are changing
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Emily Henderson
and Sean McHenry
Aug 8, 2017
Once an urban staple, the businesses are decreasing as developers transform neighborhoods. But people still depend on them.