Every major tourism-oriented challenge that Savannah has faced, from trying to regulate Short Term Vacation Rentals to trying to control the proliferation of new hotels, Charleston has had to deal with first.
Gentrification
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Gentrification: Part Two (Making the Jump)
LAST COLUMN, I made some sweeping generalities about the different stakes that exist for various parties within the process of neighborhood change dubbed “Gentrification.” This week, as promised, I’m changing […]
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An Ardsley Park bungalow and Gentrification 2.0
This tear-down/re-build dilemma, where the individual benefit is harmful to the whole, might unfortunately be a hallmark of what I will call Gentrification 2.0.
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A Lone Wolf at the door or just the winds of change?
The partners presented their plan to the Zoning Board of Appeals last week. They were met with vociferous opposition from representatives of the Thomas Square Neighborhood Association.