New research finds most Opportunity Zone dollars flow to neighborhoods that were already booming. As governors redraw the map, local communities can help zero in on the “Goldilocks” zones.

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Join Next City and The People’s Practice for a conversation between Nathaniel Smith of Partnership for Southern Equity and ...

One in eight Americans rely on USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as food stamps. Once ...

Germantown’s grassroots organizations are coordinating to fill widening food access gaps – a glimpse at how local networks ...

As Pinnacle Group’s rent-stabilized buildings head to auction, residents on rent strike are warning would-be buyers not to ...

Op-ed: If we want a city where workers can still afford to live, Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for a $30 minimum wage by 2030 is ...

A hands-on program certifying incarcerated women as heavy equipment operators offers a model for closing labor gaps and ...

Op-ed: Seven takeaways from recent research and two decades of experience in funding and managing building projects.

Easy-to-install window heat pumps from Gradient are beginning to dot the facade of one of Boston’s public housing properties, Hassan Apartments. (Photo courtesy Eversource via Canary Media) This is ...

Attendees at a 2023 mobile workshop talk with a beauty salon employee about how the construction of Maryland's Purple Line light rail is impacting the neighborhood, which is majority immigrant. Hosted ...