Oklahoma City Council green-lights revitalization plan
“The city council agreed Tuesday on a proposal to invest $45 million to revitalize a blighted commercial corridor in northeast Oklahoma City. The vote for the Northeast Renaissance project was unanimous. In a separate vote,…
Philadelphia Artist Defeats Eminent Domain Land Grab, Will Keep His Studio
“James Dupree, a world-renowned artist, has battled the City of Philadelphia for nearly two years to save his studio from a government land grab. Using the power of eminent domain, the city wanted to bulldoze…
Time to Fix Eminent Domain
“After a long fight with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA), the artist last week learned that he can keep his studio in the Mantua section of the city. The fight began back in 2012 when…
Artist James Dupree fends off eminent domain effort by Philadelphia City Hall
“The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority still wants to build a grocery store in the city’s Mantua neighborhood, but it won’t be taking James Dupree’s art studio to do it. The PRA on Thursday relented on its…
City Gets OK To Take Over Shuttered South Shore Dominick’s
“The city can now use eminent domain to take over the shuttered Dominick’s in South Shore after getting City Council’s OK on Wednesday. The Dominick’s at 2101 E. 71st St. has been vacant since December…
City Plans to Use Eminent Domain to Take Over Former South Shore Dominick’s
“The city on Tuesday said it will seek to take over Jeffery Plaza by eminent domain, but the owners of the property that houses the former South Shore Dominick’s vowed to fight the move. The…