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Jo - pièce de résistanceWas just reminded how much rich people came in and took over the very vibrant and exciting hippie area of town (Yorkville) in Toronto, and made it unaffordable, dull, and lifeless.
No one wants to be there. It became a place to be seen instead of enjoyed. It became full of artifice and bereft of culture and growth. Full of the decadence of colonizers, instead of creators.
They are culture killers.
Bonnes nouvelles
TinDrumThink it a fair bet this's what's planned for commission housing in Vic
'existing services go down, neighbours move out, you get empty properties, they become worse-looking. The irony of these long-running regeneration schemes is the estates wind up looking much more like the sink estates they were unjustly accused of being'
‘I knew everyone here’: the tower block with 164 boarded-up homes – and a few residents who just won’t leave
Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and her friends hanging on? And what happened to the long-promised redevelopment?
podoFor anyone still in town from #rp26, and/or for local Berliners + Kiez comrades, if interested to explore and discuss the intersections betw. #technocolonialism + #techoligarchs + #gentrification + cultural #displacement +#forcedevictions + #krapitalism + #technofascism the XLt Subkultur Tours project might be for YOU ! Contact us to reserve a spot ! And XXXtra info here : https://tinyurl.com/ykjhf72k
CBC WorldWorld Cup heats up gentrification battle in Mexico City
The looming FIFA World Cup is intensifying gentrification in Mexico City, where advocates say landlords are pushing tenants out to convert long-term homes into short-term rentals — hoping to make a quick buck from tourist demand.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7203435?cmp=rss
The looming FIFA World Cup is intensifying gentrification in Mexico City, where advocates say landlords are pushing tenants out to convert long-term homes into short-term rentals — hoping to make a quick buck from tourist demand.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7203435?cmp=rss
CBC SportsFIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
FIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesFIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-gentrification-fifa-9.7200235?cmp=rss
DoomsdaysCWWell this is a bummer. I get that #FoodStamp fraud prevention is important, but I think the penalty was too harsh. And apparently, the local grocer was unable to bounce back. When I worked for the Reiche School Library, I admired what a gem Fresh Approach was for the neighborhood. Kids and teachers would gather there after school. It was (and still is) a hopping little place. And while I would love to see another local grocery store or a food co-op go into that space, considering the rent increases in #PortlandME because of #gentrification, that probably isn't going to happen.
#FreshApproach market in Portland’s West End will close
Chet and Peggy Knights say they weren’t able to overcome the loss in business after their SNAP license was revoked.
by Peggy Grodinsky, May 13, 2026
" 'With deep regret and broken hearts,” grocers Chet and Peggy Knights announced on social media Wednesday that they are closing Fresh Approach, their longtime West End store.
The Knights have run the classic neighborhood market, located on Brackett Street opposite Reiche Elementary School, for 34 years.
'I’m very sad to hear the news,' said Reiche teacher Kevin Brewster, who was waiting at the lunch counter for his meatball sandwich at noon Wednesday. 'It’s a neighborhood institution.' "
[...]
"The store lost its license to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in February 2025, after an undercover compliance agent was able to purchase ineligible nonfood items. Their Facebook post acknowledged the wrongdoing, and noted that after 11 months, the Knights were able to renew the license.
"But that long stretch without 'a very big part of our business' took its toll. A neighborhood-sponsored GoFundMe campaign helped the beloved store survive the immediate crisis, but even at the time, the Knights said they were unsure it would be enough to save the store."
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/13/fresh-approach-market-in-portlands-west-end-will-close/
Archived version:
https://archive.md/3xduI
#MaineNews #NeighborhoodStores #FoodDeserts #FreshFood #Maine
