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Sunday read: @NYTmag surveys the history of public housing in Chicago through the story of Annie Ricks, the final tenant to move out of the last standing Cabrini-Green high rise, in this adaptation of an upcoming book by @ben_austen: nyti.ms/2C48WeC
Experimental tiny-house communities for the homeless may soon be coming to Chicago.
Are they a solution to homelessness here?
chicagoreader.com/chicago/ti…
A few more thoughts on my little small cities piece (yes, I know the fate of the republic is on the line; this is a brief emotional and intellectual vacation before returning to the fray) 1/ nyti.ms/2EfuZBw
“The federal government may not have had their hand in every transaction, but they are the ones who shaped the commercial lending culture across the country.” nextcity.org/features/view/r…
Cited by Jordan Peele, director of Get Out, as one of his several influences, get your scares with The People Under the Stairs on October 20th at 7pm! Stay after for conversation about the film including its portrayal of race/class politics such as gentrification. Free, no RSVP!