Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly urban, gentrification can seem inevitable. However, scholars have found that it’s ...

Flushing-Main Street, the last stop on the 7 subway in outer Queens, occupies a curious place in the minds of New Yorkers. Foodies and bloggers have embraced the Flushing neighborhood, discussing ...

Guys, we have something very serious to discuss with you about the city of Houston. And what is that issue, you ask? Well, it’s the monstrous gentrification of Upper Kirby. No, we’re not kidding. Not ...

Santa Ana stands as one of Orange County's least upscale citiesand is, as a result, its most soulful. While the lack of general affluence has resulted in some run-down neighborhoods, “Orange County” ...

Gentrification is becoming more common in US cities, raising questions about its health impacts on original, or “legacy,” residents, including both those who stay in place and those who move. The ...

East Boston, transformed in recent years by development large and small, is a prime example of what a pair of researchers who specialize in environmental justice call “green gentrification” — where ...

Gentrification has been a very popular topic, and the main discussion seems to center on the benefits versus the drawbacks. Thousands of articles about gentrification will rant about how terrible it ...

With the introduction of the Weird Wave Cafe, the rise in rent prices have skyrocketed this past year. As it stands now, deciding whether to be for or against gentrification is challenging. There are ...

I visited Fat’s Chicken and Waffles on a rainy Tuesday night. The place was packed. The veteran hiphop promoter and rapper Jonathan Moore was spinning old and new tracks. People were standing at the ...

Gentrification has become a familiar story in cities across the United States. The story line typically goes this way: Middle- and upper-income people start moving into a lower-income or poor ...

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The area around Audubon Park, Tulane and Loyola universities ranks today among New Orleans' most affluent neighborhoods. But 150 years ago, it was barely urbanized, only sporadically wealthy and not ...