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How Teardowns Are Reshaping Suburbia Old houses are being torn down and replaced in suburbs all over the country. But not everyone, especially the people being priced out of once-affordable neighborhoods, is happy seeing the past obliterated. November 23, 2015 •  (Photos by Alan Greenblatt) Erica Hamilton’s street was a wreck this summer. All the asphalt was removed, leaving vehicles to churn up mud, as if the street were an off-road racetrack. Construction has become a given on Hamilton...

After wild parties, Twin Cities suburbs reining in short-term rentals Fed up with wild parties and traffic, Roseville and other cities tighten rules on Airbnbs, VRBOs.  January 25, 2021 — 11:20am Text size Copy shortlink: There were reports of boisterous parties, parked cars jamming up neighborhood streets, loud music and indecent behavior. Forget Las Vegas, or even downtown Minneapolis. With pandemic restrictions limiting large-sc...