Sentences with phrase «about by gentrification»

Alluding to the changes brought about by gentrification, renovation and development, Every Straight Line is the Arc of a Great Circle is a mixed media work that resembles a house under construction.

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The sign attempts to rename part of the borough as the Piano District, encapsulating many of the fears borough residents have about being pushed out of their neighborhoods by gentrification and rising rents.

Again and again, the film squanders its every opportunity to make a meaningful statement, whether about post-Katrina gentrification, about the pressure on these wannabe Peter Pans having to make concessions to adulthood, about the crush of a mom - and - pop operation by an avaricious conglomerate, or about any of the worthwhile themes hinted at but studiously avoided.

The dreaded «interactive map» leads to brief HiDef vignettes about the production's various locations narrated by a nameless fellow with specialized knowledge in the gentrification of Los Angeles, while «Worthy Adversaries: What's My Line Trivia» turns quoting Lebowski into a competitive sport.

Condo alone sounds like a bad joke about street art and gentrification, although he came by the name honestly, through his parents.

Even before the runup in petroleum prices and the misguided adventure into mortgages by investment bankers, urban gentrification was a significant force, enough so that many African Americans have complained about it driving them from the centers of cities.