E asily the most debated issue in this last election cycle was redevelopment. With seas of parking spaces that haven’t seen a car on them in years and decaying strip malls not attracting much new business, citizens east and west have been begging for the redevelopment of these sites. Along with all the discussion (and debate), the word “gentrification” has been thrown around quite a bit. It can bring about a few different reactions when mentioned, some wincing in disapproval, others nodding in anticipation. A quick google shows it being defined as “ the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process ,” NPR has a nice short video on Instagram for the uninitiatied describing gentrification and its effects, both good and bad. We have our own two cents on the whole situation, some of which will be below, but we also wanted to just thro...
Hey y’all, we screwed up pretty bad. We got some details wrong and thus put out a misleading piece. Thank you to u/mountainlaurel536 for pointing this out. We’ve edited yesterday’s article to clear up the air by crossing through what we got wrong , leaving our dirty laundry out to hang, and putting any new or redone portions of the article in bold . We know it looks messy and difficult to read but we’d rather it be messy than faulty. We severely apologize for any confusion we may have caused and promise to do better in the future. We do aim to question, to poke and prod at the actions of M&C but we do not under any circumstance aim to lie. Below is a list of the details we mixed up and how we got them wrong: 1) We mixed up Coleman and Pine Grove road. This was because both roads are connected by Hightower road, which is the road that was referenced in the meeting when clarifying the position of the gap. Additionally, this is a bend in the road where Hightower meets both Coleman roa...