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fromtherealdeal.com
2 hours agoThe Daily Dirt: Meet the new head of City Planning
I understood at a very early age how much place matters and how impactful government services can be on one's life. The Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice was really focused on working with agencies to think about how they're addressing inequity, whether it's through budget as a lever or personnel as a lever, procurement, policymaking. But land use is a lever as well.
NYC politics
#homeownership
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoNYC real estate
We bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.
The Feinbergs purchased a small home in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and planned to expand it using RenoFi financing based on future value.
NYC real estate
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoWe bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.
The Feinbergs purchased a small home in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and planned to expand it using RenoFi financing based on future value.
US politics
fromFortune
18 hours agoA councilmember backed a data center project. Then 13 bullets and a 'No Data Centers' note hit his home | Fortune
Violence erupted in Indianapolis over opposition to a proposed data center, highlighting growing tensions surrounding AI infrastructure development nationwide.
fromEntrepreneur
1 day agoThe Upper Middle Class Used to Be an Exclusive Club. Now Its Membership Is Booming.
Many upper-middle-classers don't even realize they've climbed into this tier. Randy Shilling, a 58-year-old chemical plant worker in Texas, saved more than $3 million for retirement. 'I view myself as an average Joe,' he told The Wall Street Journal. 'But when I want something, I go get it.'
Careers
#climate-change
Online Community Development
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days agoA Town-Gown Partnership Focused on Climate Resilience
Agnes Scott College collaborates with Decatur to address climate change through a joint Climate Resilience Plan, focusing on sustainability and community engagement.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a specific kind of grief that belongs to people who outgrew their hometown but never fully arrived anywhere else. They're not homesick for the place. They're homesick for the version of themselves that didn't yet know the place was too small. - Silicon Canals
Returning to one's hometown reveals a paradox of searching for a lost self rather than a changed place.
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day agoWhere are Brooklyn's "recreation deserts," and what can be done to fix them? * Brooklyn Paper
"Brooklyn has always been a place where movement is part of daily life. But today, Brooklynites, like all New Yorkers, are moving less, feeling more isolated and dealing with elevated rates of chronic diseases."
Brooklyn
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day agomud, bamboo, and tin craft a climate-responsive vernacular home in rural bangladesh
The Vernacular Home in Bangladesh utilizes local materials and techniques for climate-responsive design, emphasizing sustainability and cultural continuity.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day agoNMB taps Herrera as president of Hispanic homeownership division
Yasser has such an incredible drive and understands that our business is rooted in the success of those around us, including our loan officers and the customers that look to us to educate and inform along their pathway to homeownership.
LA real estate
Renovation
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 days agoHow Architects Turned a Postwar London Terrace Into an Open-Plan Home Without Touching the Facade - Yanko Design
Islington houses are redesigned to create open, continuous spaces while maintaining the original facade and architectural integrity.
Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoHe didn't want to move away from his friends, so he built them an apartment building. Now, they all own it.
Co-housing offers a sustainable alternative to traditional housing by combining private homes with shared amenities and collective community management, addressing the limitations of both isolated living and overly intimate shared spaces.
US politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months agoDemocracy Dies in the Homeowners Association | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Renters often lack voting rights in HOA governance, leaving them subject to private rules, fines, and decisions without representation.
fromArchDaily
1 month agoHeritage Without Permanence: When Architecture Endures by Disappearing
A Gothic cathedral can take centuries to complete. A world exposition pavilion may stand for six months. A ritual structure in Kolkata rises and vanishes within five days. Yet each draws pilgrimage, shapes collective memory, and reorganizes urban life. If heritage has long been defined by what endures, architecture repeatedly shows that cultural authority can also belong to what gathers people.
Design
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