Sadly, it is often true that the "civic fires" that demand change can be put out by government perpetually doing NOTHING.

"Affordable housing" is a popular political talking point, but is anyone actually taking serious ACTION towards it?

So-called "upgrades" and "improvements" to desirable places to live often turn out to be for the WORSE, not the better!

It was almost exactly a year ago that I saw this mural in my street. I was going to make a post about it, but since I was literally just about to fly to Germany, I forgot. Never mind! After all, I was

We spend our winter holidays in Berlin. We stay at a hotel, being lazy, and take walks. We went out to the city center area called Mitte and I felt difficult by seeing ongoing gentrification. Gentrification

I was down at a city commission meeting, it had nothing to do with any of our political abnormalities of late but there were plenty down there who hadn't let that thought escape them. As they stood before

Greetings, Following the theme of “changing London”, I’ve been taking trips to parts of the city that I either used to live, or hang out a lot, to see how they’ve changed. This time I ventured to the Finsbury

We recently lost another long-time business in our small city; gradually, this is less and less of an "arts community!"

The only constant in life is change, and sometimes change brings about the end of an era, like it, or not!

Full Metal Ox Day 440

What's with all the empty space in London?

I went to Central London after nearly two years of being away due to the Pandemic

Jared Taylor of American Renaissance reports on recent fracases over “gentrification.” Owners of a coffee shop who say they are “happily gentrifying” a run-down part of Denver were slapped so hard they

“Doing community work in an environment in which the powers that be have decided that you aren't supposed to even be here any more is like climbing a muddy hill: you can do it, but it is going to be messy,

Video from Obie's Breakfast Club, Columbus Ohio.

... einen Blick zurück in der Zeit erlauben, noch immer so aussehen, wie zum Mauerfall in Berlin vor 30 Jahren...

Shoreditch THE ARTSY FARTSY DISTRICT OF LONDON I was out and about in Shoreditch last weekend and figured I should make a video for the London community on here. Sadly the audio was garbage, thanks to

... ichtet, da waren. sie bereits mit Planen eingerüstet, jetzt sieht man vom Johanniswall aus den Fortgang der Arbeiten, Die Gentrification schreitet voran...

젠트리피케이션에 대한 고찰 젠트리피케이션은 신사를 뜻하는 단어 ‘gentry’에서 파생된 말로 "낙후된 지역을 고급화하다"라는 뜻을 가지고 있다. 하지만 우리 사회에서는 상대적으로 낙후되어, 임대료가 비교적 저렴한 지역이 발전하면서 기존의 원주민들을 밀어내는 현상을 말한다. 기존에 해당 지역에 살던 저소득층 원주민들이 다른 지역으로 옮겨가고,