The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

580 jobs to go in Arnotts redevelopment

"Arnotts has confirmed that 580 jobs are to be lost at its department store on Henry Street in Dublin, as part of a three-year redevelopment. The department store currently employs 950, but it says its staff numbers will rise to 1,200 when the new development is...

The Redevelopment of a City is an Art

"Charles Landry, 58, is considered one of the world's leading urban researchers and is the author of "The Creative City." He talks to SPIEGEL about how cities can harness their inhabitants' skills so they show up on the international radar and the German tendency to make...

Canadian company to photograph every home and building in America

There's a company called "Zaio," headquartered in Calgary, that has begun an ambitious project to photograph and appraise every building in America. "Zaio is in the process of photographing and appraising each and every property in cities across the country. That means every...

HRA board rejects 24-home plan

The St. Cloud Housing & Redevelopment Authority board on Wednesday abandoned its long-standing plan to put 24 single-family homes on the Anderson Trucking Service site on Cooper Avenue. It did not select another project for the land. HRA commissioners voted 4-1 to abandon...

Grants will help pay for downtown business upgrades

New signs and awnings might be popping up on storefronts of downtown St. Cloud businesses in future months. The Downtown Council gave its first grants on Thursday for its new Sign & Awning program. Joan Stokes and Merri Weis, owners of Mind Body & Spirit Gifts and...