I  knew this week sitting down with Chicago-based journalist Arionne Nettles was going to be a great conversation, but I was very excited about what she had to share, about how Black migration and neighborhood choices past and present are in defiance of gentrification. And our hot topic this week is the terrible parking meter deal that the mayor of Chicago made in 2008, that’s actually not how you want to pay for parking. Listen below: https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/FPE3S-Co.rss https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defying-gentrification/id1738831138?i=1000656591057 About Our Guest Arion ..read more

I am so happy that I can do these live streams and so many of you come by week after week to listen! I focused on talking about yesterday’s email where I talked about how our urbanism movement needs to evolve into a land stewardship movement and how I fell into this movement because I was always told that I needed to live somewhere else. If you missed me live, watch me right here on YouTube Here are some of the things I referenced: Housing First definition — https://endhomelessness.org/resource/housing-first/ Philosophers on guaranteeing housing — https://blog.apaonline.org/2022/04/18/the-nec ..read more

This week’s letter is a page out of my journal. I know, many of you think that this is my journal and it used to be, but I do write some things for myself these days. However, when I finished writing this one, it felt too much like a post/letter to share, and here it is. Plus, yes, I wrote this in bed between working with my yarn spool above that looks like a tomato and my comfort plushies. It’s been that kind of week, and I don’t mind sharing that with y’all. Yes, even y’all LinkedIn people. It’s Sunday, one and two, I’m a Black queer feminine person. Rest is resistance for me y’all. Here’s t ..read more

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Christine Edwards of Civility Localized, a Charlotte-based public engagement firm that is changing the game on so many levels. But most of all, this is an episode of two Black Southern women who are connected in some shape or form to North Carolina, talking about how we both are motivated and have or haven’t been supported by that state. https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/FPE3S-Co.rss About our Guest Christine Edwards is a civic firebrand who has immersed herself in helping urban communities grow with dignity. Since founding Civility Localized in 2018, her wor ..read more

This week on Ask Kristen Anything about Gentrification for May 13, 2024, I had three wonderful questions that gave me a chance to share my tips for land liberation (Spoiler alert: one of them is investing in guaranteed housing, not just affordable housing). Plus I shared how I would approach studying urban planning (and public administration) if I was just starting as an undergrad. I also shared other podcast recommendations and reminded everyone that I too have a podcast called Defying Gentrification. https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/FPE3S-Co.rss Some useful links I shared: Planners Network — ww ..read more

This craft that is saving me came straight from my mom’s hands. This was my mom’s birthday card. I took this picture knowing you probably wouldn’t see it in some form until at least Mother’s Day. I called my mom today in lieu of mailing another card. I am a second-generation sewist and for years I couldn’t see how that could merge with my desire to live in a fast-paced city. And yes, somehow, I always felt I was good enough for DC and politics and not New York and fashion. I’m glad we live now in an internet and world that allows for both, but sadly only for certain people. We cannot ..read more

Hey y’all! Thanks so much for a spectacular first month of the Defying Gentrification podcast. And, no, you didn’t miss an episode this week.  I decided to take a step back and make sure some of my administrative ducks were in a row.  Starting with the biggest one: the podcast is now on YouTube, which you can watch here. Subscribe there and join the 71 already subscribed folks to get me to my first 500 subscribers and fully monetize my channel.  Speaking of who is watching, so far the podcast has been played and downloaded over 700 times across all major networks, save YouTube ..read more

Welcome to my Sunday newsletter! I call it the gentrification-defying front porch because this is my note where I share pictures and talk about my art projects and activities. It’s also a bit more stream-of-consciousness, and hopefully a lot of fun! If you want more art all the time, follow me at @kristpattern. This week I’ve had to learn that it’s time to take up space and there’s a good way to be a queen bee, like, Yimbee! Yimbee made her debut at the Greater Greater Washington Spring Soree and she was a delightful surprise to everyone in attendance. I was a little sad because in two weeks I ..read more

Happy Friday y’all. I spent some time this week on a solo episode talking about my personal needs to defy gentrification. My hot topic is something I’ve been boiling over for decades, teen curfews. Also, I apologize for the rough audio, I had to do another take and didn’t realize my mic wasn’t working well. But, I figured out how to upload the main episode feed here with a transcript! However, I would love it if you still streamed on Apple and Spotify, to continue to grow my numbers and catch up on any episodes you may have missed! We are at 500 downloads and counting with a month into being b ..read more

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