/tags/gentrification Gentrification en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:08:02 GMT /politics/2025-01-10/southeast-raleigh-gentrification-affordable-housing-main-street-nc In College Park and other southeast Raleigh neighborhoods, modern-looking, multi-story homes are going up next to much smaller homes that have been here for nearly a century. They often sell for more than a half-million dollars, while the older homes can be valued at around $100,000. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:08:02 GMT /politics/2025-01-10/southeast-raleigh-gentrification-affordable-housing-main-street-nc Colin Campbell /southern-witness/colonial-village-confessional Rebecca Martinez explores the origins of her neighborhood in Durham, and wrestles with the idea of ethical homeownership in a gentrifying area built on white supremacy. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:25:53 GMT /southern-witness/colonial-village-confessional Rebecca Martinez /business-economy/2020-12-18/with-rezoning-approval-for-downtown-south-affordable-housing-in-raleigh-remains-a-concern This week the Raleigh City Council approved rezoning for Downtown South, a $2.2 billion development project that will bring shops, housing and a soccer… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:38:11 GMT /business-economy/2020-12-18/with-rezoning-approval-for-downtown-south-affordable-housing-in-raleigh-remains-a-concern Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-17/gentrification-in-a-fictional-nc-suburb The novel “A Good Neighborhood” (St. Martin’s Press/2020) starts with a premise familiar to many North Carolinians: new residents moving into a historic… Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:10:04 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-17/gentrification-in-a-fictional-nc-suburb Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2020-03-17/gentrification-in-a-fictional-nc-suburb The novel “A Good Neighborhood” (St. Martin’s Press/2020) starts with a premise familiar to many North Carolinians: new residents moving into a historic… Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:10:04 GMT /arts-culture/2020-03-17/gentrification-in-a-fictional-nc-suburb Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-16/land-speculators-are-legally-forcing-black-southerners-off-family-land For generations, Black landowners in the South relied on informal agreements, instead of wills, to keep property in the family. In a new article from… Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:04:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-16/land-speculators-are-legally-forcing-black-southerners-off-family-land Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /race-demographics/2019-07-16/land-speculators-are-legally-forcing-black-southerners-off-family-land For generations, Black landowners in the South relied on informal agreements, instead of wills, to keep property in the family. In a new article from… Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:04:25 GMT /race-demographics/2019-07-16/land-speculators-are-legally-forcing-black-southerners-off-family-land Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /race-demographics/2019-05-27/black-neighborhood-in-durham-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places A well-known African American neighborhood in Durham has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The College Heights Historic District… Mon, 27 May 2019 11:23:15 GMT /race-demographics/2019-05-27/black-neighborhood-in-durham-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places Leoneda Inge /show/the-state-of-things/2016-09-13/housing-complexities-in-winston-salem Residents at the Rolling Hills apartment complex in Winston-Salem have alleged Section 8 housing fraud by management. They have been making complaints of… Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:31:30 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-09-13/housing-complexities-in-winston-salem Katy Barron, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2016-09-13/housing-complexities-in-winston-salem Residents at the Rolling Hills apartment complex in Winston-Salem have alleged Section 8 housing fraud by management. They have been making complaints of… Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:31:30 GMT /business-economy/2016-09-13/housing-complexities-in-winston-salem Katy Barron, Frank Stasio