This Time, It Was Quiet: Fight Over Union Arts Dissipates As Artists Negotiate Exit
After four contentious hearings and more than three months, artists have agreed to vacate the D.C. building known as Union…
Tag: Gentrification
What Does D.C. Sound Like? Listen To Kokayi’s Washington Soundscape
Take a walk through NoMa, the Southwest Waterfront or parts of Shaw, and you’ll hear a city in transition: the…
A D.C. Rapper’s Love Song To A Gentrifying Hometown
Tarica June wrote “But Anyway” in response to quickening change in District. What she didn’t expect was the wave of positive feedback — especially from other gentrifying cities across the country.
Developers Tweak Plans For Union Arts Hotel Project As Protests Continue
After private meetings and public protests, developers say they’ve made conciliatory changes to the proposed redevelopment of the Union Arts…
Musicians Organize Benefit For Union Arts, Creative Space Slated For Redevelopment
With emotions running high about the pending redevelopment of Union Arts, a large DIY venue and arts space in Northeast D.C., local…
With Pyramid Atlantic Moving Out, Silver Spring Loses Some Of Its Edge
Montgomery County is about to get slightly less weird: This summer, Silver Spring arts center Pyramid Atlantic debuts its new home in…
Artists Pack D.C. Hearing To Protest The Demise Of Union Arts
With another D.C. arts facility losing the battle against gentrification, about 100 artists packed a hearing Monday night to protest its…
On Its 35th Anniversary, Is The 9:30 Club Whitewashing Its History?
The 9:30 Club has been in business for more than three decades, 20 of them on V Street NW, just steps…