Tag: Gentrification

In Philadelphia, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers

Chinatowns in the United States and Canada have long been squeezed by development projects. Will a proposed arena in Philadelphia’s struggling downtown be the next?

A Windham Mountain Ski Resort Rebrands, and Some Locals Feel Left out

The Windham Mountain Club, with $200,000 memberships, is looking to seize on the potential of luring the wealthy from New York City.

Can a Utopian ‘Blue Zone’ Be Built in a Poor Brooklyn Neighborhood?

A project in East New York aims to to adapt the ethos of Blue Zones — healthy, close-knit communities where people live to 100 — to one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city.