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Protests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors

Hundreds of protesters in Mexico City harassed tourists in the city’s hub

The Independent UK

Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

In 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative community

The Guardian - UK

‘This was a hard watch’: Influencer reviews Austin coffee shop, calls area ‘super sketchy.’ It backfires

An influencer is taking major heat for a two-word comment in a coffee shop review.

The Mary Sue

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A new kind of gentrification is spreading through London – and emptying out schools

Thanks to ‘placemaking’, thriving communities are hollowing out, to be replaced by luxury apartments and expensive restaurants, says author Anna Minton

The Guardian - UK

‘No one’s buying anything now’: how tariffs are striking a blow to historic Chinatowns

Already vulnerable from the pandemic and gentrification, Chinatown’s immigrant-run businesses now face a trade war

The Guardian - US

Dorian, London: ‘Truly refined decadence’ – restaurant review

If the gentrification of Notting Hill brings with it lovely Dorian, then Miquita Oliver and her mum Andi won’t hear a word against it

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re in an impossible situation’: co-founder of London bakery targeted with graffiti reacts

Vandals accuse Dusty Knuckle of gentrification in Haringey despite its work with at-risk young people

The Guardian - UK

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Bad Bunny: A voice for Puerto Rican resistance?

"Benito is reminding newer generations of who they are, and where they come from," a scholar told the Latin Times when analyzing the significance of "Debí Tirar Más Fotos"

Latin Times

‘Altadena is not for sale’: LA residents fear being forced out by wildfire rebuild

The slogan has been appearing on posters, fliers and social media in support of the small and racially diverse suburb

The Guardian - US

Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma

Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification

The Guardian - UK

A Good House review – superb social satire about race, property and gentrification

A grubby shack that appears in a prosperous neighbourhood is the catalyst for a culture clash in South African playwright Amy Jephta’s sharp drama

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to preserve our legacy’: Black families in Altadena fear displacement after fire

For Donny Kincey, who lost his home and the home he grew up in, ‘vultures are circling’ and threaten gentrification

The Guardian - US

I had 25 addresses in 20 years – but now I’ve created the beginnings of a new life

Gentrification and the cruelties of the rental market kept forcing me to move. This Christmas, I know I’ll find happiness wherever I am, says Jay Bernard, a writer and artist

The Guardian - UK

Vice President Harris Optimistic About Pennsylvania's Role In Election

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Philadelphia, highlighting its electoral significance and outlining plans to address gentrification issues in the region.

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Texas Observer

Lost in Austin: Climate Change, Displacement, and Race in the Texas Capital

The story of Rainey Street is Austin gentrification in microcosm.

The Conversation

Gentrification isn’t inevitable − it can hinge on how residents view their neighborhood

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 neighborhood. Housing prices rise in response, and longtime residents and businesses are driven out.

Evening Standard

Gail's announces opening date for Walthamstow Village bakery despite 1,700 locals signing petition

Petition signees felt Gail’s could threaten independent businesses and the issue sparked wider debate about gentrification

The Guardian - UK

‘I never liked Gail’s but that’s not why I’m opposed’: Walthamstow’s revolt and the awkward paradox for middle-class London

In a desirable corner of the capital, residents are petitioning against a new branch of the upmarket bakery chain

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Fortune

Londoners go to war with upmarket chain Gail's over gentrification

Hundreds of people have signed a petition trying to block a new Gail's in Walthamstow, namechecking its divisive chairman.

The Independent UK

German punks ‘invade’ elite holiday island for third year in a row to protest fascism and racism

The activists are campaigning against gentrification, rent prices and the far right

The Guardian - UK

‘Normal politics won’t stop it’: housing crisis dominates election in Hitchin

Gentrification is pricing out people from Hertfordshire town where voters are divided over plans to build new homes

The Walrus

Can Montreal Save Its Soul Amidst Gentrification?

Evictions, property flips, and the whims of policy makers and landlords are gutting the city

Evening Standard

Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘I got stop and searched the week my hit novel came out’

Hot young writer Caleb Azumah Nelson tells Emma Loffhagen about how gentrification is changing Peckham, and why an incident with the Met shows the police still have a race problem

The Conversation

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

For over two decades, Detroit has celebrated its status as the birthplace of techno with an electronic music festival held over Memorial Day weekend.

Evening Standard

Gordon Ramsay pub squatters open venue as community cafe 'for victims of gentrification'

The squatters held their first event, a ‘Paint ‘n’ Chinwag’ session, inside the York and Albany pub on Monday

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