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HISTORICAL FACTS: Gentrification | History Defined

‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business

Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old Spitalfields

The Guardian - UK

Burning Man fights gentrification, and a rogue Musk, in revealing HBO doc: ‘What’s it like to be mayor of Utopia?’

INTERVIEW: Filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi set out to make a docuseries about the Nevada desert festival. Instead, they tell Kevin E G Perry, their show became an exploration of what it means to create a whole society

The Independent UK

Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid displacement fears

South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center

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We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using machine learning trained on longtime residents’ observations

What does gentrification in Philadelphia look like?

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The Winter Olympics is a dazzling spectacle – but on the ground in Italy the mood is darker

The Games could have showcased Milan’s abundant culture and architecture. Instead it has filled the city with gaudy pavilions and gentrification, says writer and translator Jamie Mackay

The Guardian - UK

‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement

As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’

The Guardian - US

Dining across the divide: ‘I think gentrification is a social good. He said you lose communities’

A psychotherapy trainee and a retired software engineer bonded over living abroad, but did they agree on gentrification, second homes and mental health?

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“There has been a lot of awareness of the gentrification of the genre… People are craving more music that’s authentic”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram talks about his new blues label Red Zero

Its first release is his third album Hard Road

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Tiny co-living spaces are popping up across New York. Local communities see them as ‘harbingers of gentrification’

Such properties are a housing alternative for younger people, but longterm residents worry about being priced out of their homes and losing community

The Guardian - US

How Brixton’s gentrification gravy train is pushing locals aside

As house prices soar so do plans for development, but residents aren’t so keen

Evening Standard

‘March of commercialisation’: writing is on the wall for Berlin’s nightclubs

Rising rents and gentrification in the once-cheap and abundant real estate market have put the pinch on the clubbing scene

The Guardian - UK

House Party review – home truths about gentrification in east London

Chakira Alin’s buoyant show is shot through with bitterness as she gives a lucid account of Hackney’s transformation

The Guardian - UK

Why are London schools outperforming the rest of England?

From gentrification to immigration, we explore reasons for growing attainment gap between capital and other regions

The Guardian - UK

Mexico’s tourism protests are a symptom of longstanding inequality in Latin American cities

When thousands of residents took to the streets of Mexico City in July chanting “Gringo, go home”, news headlines were quick to blame digital nomads and expats. The story seemed simple: tech-savvy remote workers move in, rents go up and locals get priced out.

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Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification

The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s storied Black sanctuaries, the choir lofts have thinned dramatically

Evening Standard

Protesters stage sit-in demo at Clockwork Orange estate over gentrification and 'art washing'

Protesters have occupied Thamesmead's Lakeside Centre, in a fight against gentrification and art washing

Latin Times

Mexicans Against March Against Gentrification After Government Unveils Plan To Tackle Housing Problems

Mexican authorities detailed that some 600 people marched in CDMX to protest against gentrification and housing issues in the city

The Guardian - AU

Backlash against Mexico City gentrification echoes global anger at overtourism and rising rents

Protests this month laid bare the growing anger from locals against foreigners who have flocked to the Mexican capital since the coronavirus pandemic

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How to avoid contributing to overtourism in Mexico City as residents protest against gentrification

Here’s our pick of the best neighbourhoods to stay and alternative museums, to help travellers tread lightly.

Latin Times

Mexican President Sheinbaum Criticizes March Against Gentrification: 'Xenophobic Displays'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized a march against gentrification and mass tourism in Mexico City, calling it "xenophobic"

The Independent UK

Mexico's president calls march against mass tourism 'xenophobic.' Critics blame government failures

A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by long-running government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts

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6 Cities Where Gentrification Has Pushed Out Entire Senior Communities

Across the United States, the ripple effects of gentrification have been impossible to ignore. As cities evolve, long-time residents, especially low-income seniors, are increasingly forced out of the communities they’ve called home for decades. Rising rents, luxury developments, and soaring property taxes are just a few of the forces driving…

The Independent UK

Protests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors

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

The Guardian - 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 Mary Sue

‘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.

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