gentrification

Are rents rising in your Philly neighborhood? Don’t blame the baristas.

BY: - November 26, 2023

The appearance of specialty coffee shops and baristas signifies that a neighborhood is becoming trendy and more expensive. So what do baristas think?

How a Philly man is fighting the city’s gun violence epidemic — one drum line at a time

BY: - April 29, 2022

The Beloved Care Project, which recently marched around Philly's university campus, aims to address the root causes of gun violence.

‘I moved into systemic racism’: Pittsburghers speak out on displacement of Black residents

BY: - May 9, 2021

Activists want the city to use $200 million in federal stimulus money to be used for building affordable housing for East Liberty, Homewood, and Lincoln-Larimer area residents who have been displaced.

How rising rents and renovations have displaced Pittsburghers and added to the city’s ongoing issues with gentrification

BY: - May 4, 2021

As Pittsburgh draws more jobs in the tech and health care fields, it becomes a more desirable city for real estate investment wishing to profit off of neighborhoods’ increased area median incomes.