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Facing a worsening food desert, Hazelwood residents may finally get the grocery store they’ve sought

Dylamato's Market in Hazelwood sells fresh produce and locally sourced foods on July 9, but isn't a full-service grocery store. (Photo by Jess Daninhirsch/PublicSource) Neighborhood...

How Detroit techno is preserving the city’s beating heart in the face of gentrification

Detroit, the birthplace of techno, is facing the pressures of gentrification. Willie Orlando Ford, CC BY by Carla Vecchiola, University of Michigan-Dearborn For over two decades,...

On its 125th anniversary, W.E.B. Du Bois’ ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ offers lasting lessons on gentrification in Philly’s historically Black neighborhoods

The Mantua neighborhood in West Philadelphia is undergoing rapid gentrification. Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND by Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University at Albany, State University of...

Are rents rising in your Philly neighborhood? Don’t blame the baristas

Barista serving coffee at a cafe - Getty Images Stock Photo by Geoff Moss, Temple University Baristas who work in specialty coffee shops, along with hipsters...

Environmental Justice and Equitable Development: Navigating Gentrification

For the next installment of our “Clear the Air” series on environmental justice, we explore environmental justice and its role in equitable development. Environmental justice...

Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptance

Tagging, once considered vandalism, has gained cachet and economic value in the art world. Ashim D’Silva for Unsplash.com, CC BY-SA by Stefano Bloch, University of Arizona Graffiti...

A community can gentrify without losing its identity – examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works

A street mural by Manuel Acevedo at Halsey Place in Newark, N.J. Anthony Alvarez, CC BY-NC-ND by Anthony Alvarez, Rutgers University - Newark How can neighborhoods gentrify...

Atlanta’s BeltLine shows how urban parks can drive ‘green gentrification’ if cities don’t think about affordable housing at the start

A pedestrian walking along the BeltLine in Atlanta on Feb. 17, 2016, passes townhomes under construction. AP Photo/David Goldman by Dan Immergluck, Georgia State University Is Atlanta...

Affordable housing in the US is increasingly scarce, making renters ask: Where do we go?

Community organizers speak in a vacant house in West Oakland, Calif., that they occupied in 2019 and 2020 to bring attention to affordable housing. Jane...

Spike Lee criticizes NYC gentrification

NEW YORK (AP) — Film director Spike Lee has engaged in a brief and lively profanity-laced debate about gentrification of largely Black New York...

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