Gentrification

I don’t Love Columbus because I can’t Participate in it

The Columbus everyone talks about, and the…

Los Angeles is quickly becoming a place exclusively for the white and rich

NOTE, November 2018: I’ve…

A Tale of Two Hipsters

How capitalism, 19th century bohemia, and Hugh Hefner created America’s most…

No, Mexico City is not “The New Berlin”: A response to Vice

How NOT to order tacos at King Taco

Some nights ago, I was at King Taco in Boyle Heights, the mecca of King Taco restaurants in Los…

Moving to San Francisco

Breaking down neighborhood stereotypes for apartment hunters

Why I Became Intentionally Homeless in San Francisco

San Francisco’s Honey Bears: Harmlessly Cute, or Symbols of Gentrification?

Conflict between street artists reveals deep tension in a changing city

Alderman John Arena Pollutes Chicago’s 45th Ward with Rhetoric, Defames Jefferson Park Residents in Opposition to His Section 8 Housing Project

Northwest side Chicago alderman steers re-zoning to spur “upward mobility.”

Stop Glamorizing the Hood, Please

A Public Service Announcement

You know a hood when you see one if you’ve been blessed enough to walk its walls and inhale the perfume of lighters and childhood laughs that scatter and saunter across project and affordable…