Norris Square residents show out against gentrification
08/13/2019 - 15:17
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On Aug. 8, the protest of one developer marked the beginning of the community’s fight against exclusive development in the neighborhood.
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On Aug. 8, the protest of one developer marked the beginning of the community’s fight against exclusive development in the neighborhood.
Rev. Luis Cortés: 'Social policy creates gentrification'
08/22/2018 - 13:38
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Through Esperanza, Rev. Luís Cortés has advocated for Latinos in Philadelphia for more than 30 years, spearheading initiatives to educate and empower the community. Now, as Philadelphia rapidly gentrifies, he's concerned that Latinos have been left out of the equation.
Rev. Luis Cortés: “La política social crea gentrificación”
08/22/2018 - 13:34
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A través de Esperanza, el Reverendo Luís Cortés ha abogado por los latinos de Filadelfia durante más de 30 años, liderando iniciativas para educar y empoderar a la comunidad. Ahora, mientras la gentrificación en Filadelfia no para de avanzar, le preocupa que los latinos se hayan quedado fuera de la ecuación.
Denver contra la gentrificación
07/16/2018 - 15:48
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En su discurso anual sobre el Estado de la Ciudad, el alcalde de Denver, Michael Hancock, anunció este una nueva plataforma para la capital de Colorado enfocada en una "equidad económica" que le permita a los inmigrantes y desamparados beneficiarse con la época de bonanza que vive la ciudad.
Barcelona: A little house with a garden resists real estate fever
06/14/2018 - 11:28
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Mrs. Assumpta, a descendant of working-class immigrants from rural Spain, explains how she managed to keep her little house with a garden in the middle of one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Barcelona.
Chicago says "bye" to iconic Latino murals
06/22/2017 - 06:17
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The building of Caza Aztlán, a community organization that served the Hispanic for decades, has been purchased by investors for the construction of luxury apartments. The historic building will disappear, and so its famous murals.
Resistencia a la "gentrification" sería causa común de hechos vandálicos en barrios de Philly
05/03/2017 - 13:14
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El aburguesamiento de Point Breeze y Northern Liberties podría ser la causa común de dos incidentes en esos sectores de la ciudad.
Edgar Allan Poe: Una cara redescubierta en una Filadelfia gentrificada.
10/19/2016 - 02:45
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"Jamás he conocido a nadie tan dispuesto a celebrar una broma como el rey. Parecía vivir tan sólo para las bromas. La manera más segura de ganar sus favores consistía en narrarle un cuento donde abundaran las chuscadas, y narrárselo bien. Ocurría así que sus siete ministros descollaban por su excelencia como bromistas. Todos ellos se parecían al rey por ser corpulentos, robustos y sudorosos, así como bromistas inimitables. Nunca he podido determinar si la gente engorda cuando se dedica a hacer bromas, o si hay algo en la grasa que predispone a las chanzas; pero la verdad es que un bromista flaco resulta una rara avis in terris..."
Edgar Allan Poe: A Rediscovered Face in a Gentrified Philadelphia
10/18/2016 - 23:53
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"I NEVER knew anyone so keenly alive to a joke as the king was. He seemed to live only for joking. To tell a good story of the joke kind, and to tell it well, was the surest road to his favor. Thus it happened that his seven ministers were all noted for their accomplishments as jokers. They all took after the king, too, in being large, corpulent, oily men, as well as inimitable jokers. Whether people grow fat by joking, or whether there is something in fat itself which predisposes to a joke, I have never been quite able to determine; but certain it is that a lean joker is a rara avis in terris..."
Latino gang fought for their pride, tells story in new documentary
08/02/2016 - 16:33
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Community advocate and award-winning filmmaker Gilberto Gonzalez documents the story of a little-known Latino gang in Spring Garden, the “20G”, as they protected their neighborhood from outside threats.
Philadelphia examines crisis in Puerto Rico
08/01/2016 - 17:34
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In a packed auditorium inside of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, community leaders, activists and guests lined up to attend the special event, Latino Politics: Philadelphia and Puerto Rico. During the impressive panel discussion, notable community leaders discussed the rich and unique history shared between Puerto Rico and Philadelphia.
JUNTOS y FINANTA ofrecen talleres para inmigrantes latinos
06/13/2016 - 09:31
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Ambas organizaciones ofrecerán talleres gratuitos sobre cómo comprar una vivienda este lunes 13 y martes 14 de junio en las oficinas de Juntos.
JUNTOS and FINANTA will host workshops for Latino immigrants
06/10/2016 - 15:02
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Nonprofit groups will host workshops on how to properly buy a house on June 13th and 14th.
Reporte Pew: Declive económico más problemático que 'gentrification'
05/22/2016 - 20:15
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Un nuevo reporte realizado por The Pew Charitable Trusts analizó los cambios demográficos y de ingreso en los barrios de Filadelfia, enfocándose en el fenómeno de “gentrification”.
In Kensington, the drug trade tells a tale of two neighborhoods
03/09/2016 - 09:51
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While one side experiences a rapid makeover, the other is still dodging bullets in a notorious drug market.
Philly 'el mejor sitio turístico' según Lonely Planet
02/09/2016 - 15:01
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La nueva designación de Filadelfia como Patrimonio de la Humanidad, su "transformación urbana" y su asequibilidad la han posicionado en el primer lugar de la lista de Lonely Planet "como mejor sitio turístico en Estados Unidos".
Dining, events, gentrification: Lonely Planet names Philly top travel spot in U.S.
02/09/2016 - 12:44
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The city is called “NYC’s more neighborly neighbor”
In the belly of gentrification
11/02/2015 - 14:59
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In gentrifying neighborhoods across the nation, different aspects of American culture come into conflict —and the resulting clash is redefining urban life in America.
Roxborough, Mantua, Kensington...¿Cómo obtuvieron los barrios de Philly sus nombres?
12/04/2014 - 14:28
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Mental Floss publicó un listado completo con la historia detrás del nombre de cada uno de ellos, y algunas de ellas son bastante inesperadas.
Roxborough, Mantua, Kensington...How did Philly neighborhoods get their names?
12/04/2014 - 13:18
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Mental Floss published a full compilation on the back story behind Philly neighborhoods and their unusual names, and some stories are pretty unexpected.