D.C.’s Black population holds steady as new immigration, gentrification and economic growth reshape the city into one of the nation’s most diverse. Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History…
Read more Is DC still ‘Chocolate City?’ Here’s what Census data tells us – WTOP NewsMEXICO CITY — Don’t mess with my bolillos! That was the universal message here after disparaging remarks about Mexican bread surfaced from a British celebrity chef who ridiculed the beloved…
Read more A British celebrity chef insulted Mexican bread. Mexico took it personallyFor more than three decades, the Trumbullplex collective has offered Detroit a rare kind of community space with concerts and events on a donation basis, including free programs…
Read more Detroit’s Trumbullplex seeks donations to keep DIY performance space alivePines stands in front of the spot where a mural for Brea, aka “Sovereign Status,” was recently visible, before it was painted over. July 26, 2024. Kevin J.…
Read more The destruction of a memorial mural paints a picture of gentrification in Five Points for the community behind itA Koreatown property owner has pushed through plans to build a seven-story hotel and apartment complex, despite some local pushback. The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has approved…
Read more Mike Barry Approved for Koreatown Hotel, ApartmentsGone are the days when homes in Detroit were absurdly cheap. Now, even reasonably priced houses are hard to come by. Metro Detroit now has the most overpriced…
Read more Metro Detroit leads U.S. in overpriced homes, study findsLess than a decade ago, quaint single-family homes sat on the Northside block of 26th Avenue and Alcott Street in Denver’s working-class Jefferson Park neighborhood. It was the…
Read more Northside gets 533 luxury apartments, 10 free to Denver teachersclick to enlarge Steve Neavling Downtown Detroit is buzzing with new businesses, lofts, and entertainment, but the city’s neighborhoods continue to struggle. You may have woken up Thursday…
Read more Detroit’s population growth masks glaring racial disparitiesChange has always come hard and fast to Little Tokyo. As one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, it has shape-shifted over the last 140 years under…
Read more Little Tokyo named one of America’s most endangered places by preservation group1700 N. Julian St. in West Colfax. Jan. 30, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Over the past half-decade, District 3 Councilmember Jamie Torres has watched the West Colfax neighborhood…
Read more The last radical change is coming to the 1700 block of Julian Street in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood | DenveriteLiving in Inglewood these days is living in tension about change. Like many other places in and around L.A., its core is being transformed by development that’s become…
Read more Opinion: Will ‘all that glitters’ turn L.A.’s last solidly Black city white?Consistently talked about as the weirdest, most unclassifiable thing that has ever aired on television (obviously, those who say that have never seen Twin Peaks), The Curse’s series…
Read more “Passive” Living Has A Price (And It’s Called White Guilt): The CurseA shift in demographics. Affordable apartments transformed into luxury condos. A coffee shop called something like “Brew Slut.” The signs of gentrification take many forms. A newly opened…
Read more Black-trimmed homes, tiny libraries and other signs your neighborhood is about to be gentrified
