Dec 10th 2010 5:53PM
Just a few blocks from Chicago's affluent Gold Coast, the infamous Cabrini-Green Public Housing Project will soon be no more. On Thursday, the last highrise resident of what was once 15,000 people spread across 23 highrises and row houses on a 70-acre site, moved out. Annie Ricks, 54, moved into Cabrini in 1990, two years... Continue Reading »
Jun 25th 2010 4:36PM
Last week RentedSpaces told you about the hoopla surrounding a proposed outdoor smoking ban in West Hollywood. More recently the Apartment Guru looked at a smokers rights in a smoke-free building. Apparently all the anti-smoking sentiment and studies on how bad it is for you (not to mention those around you) is not enough... Continue Reading »
May 12th 2010 5:00PM
There's a lottery in Chicago that will draw 40,000 winners. Sound too good to be true? Well, kind of, but not too far off. The Chicago Housing Authority is getting ready to open its "Family Housing Wait List" for the first time in a decade. After the four-week application window closes this summer, an electronically... Continue Reading »
Feb 3rd 2010 2:00PM
Renters rejoice! If it seems like the government has been focused on helping homeowners (when they're not helping bankers, that is), now it's your turn. While the rest of the federal government is slashing its budget, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is aiming for a 5 percent hike in 2011 – much... Continue Reading »
Jan 19th 2010 12:30PM
Dog may be man's best friend. But video has the dog's back. Video surveillance captured two cases of extreme dog abuse in the same Manhattan public housing building- oneof them this past weekend. The perp in that incident, heartless and cruel Tiara Davis, was arrested Monday. Sunday's incident left Sparky, a 4-year-old... Continue Reading »
