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8-14 LifeWorks, a local nonprofit that provides social services for youth and families, offers the home improvement program to young people that are part of its housing program. LifeWorks provides these youth with subsidized apartments while they "get back on their feet." ... Security
updated at RPI The “smart TV” system was used initially at John’s Hopkins University, due to several crimes that had caused fatalities at off-campus housing. The university has put 101 smart cameras on its Baltimore campus in the two years since then ... Northfield's
problem with heroin is news to many Call
it 'Eskisiliconsehir' This unique university town located three hours west of Ankara, has developed into a world class city thanks to Yilmaz Büyükersen, mayor of the city since 1999 and Anadolu University’s first rector. It should come as no surprise then, that Eskisehir’s city and campus life are truly integrated ... ‘Eldridge
on the Hill’ proposed for 12th St. An application and a preliminary design plan for a seven-story multi-use building hit the planning desks at City Hall this week. It’s a new version of a previously proposed residential and commercial development at 12th and Indiana streets, where Yello Sub, Beat the Bookstore and The Crossing currently operate ... Residents
resist development "There's a big uncertainty with the market in Hattiesburg right now," said Chamberlan Carothers, president of the Hattiesburg Area Apartment Association. "For a niche market of four-bedroom student housing we had zero of four years to go to over 2,000 beds, it is a big risk." Since the 2003 opening of more than 600 bedrooms at Campus Edge, Eagle's Trail has added 800 beds and Boardwalk at Dewberry Point is preparing to open about half of its 600 beds this year ... Zimbabwe
High Court Orders University Housing Reopened To Students Audio However, the judgement was to apply only to female students - university officials told the court that residence halls for men needed to be renovated to make them habitable after damages sustained in demonstrations last weekend. Students were protesting a Z$1 million "top-up" fee for room and board imposed by the university because of an extended strike earlier this year by lecturers. University officials responded by calling in riot police to evict students on 30 minutes notice ... Going
Residential The vast majority of American community colleges do not offer on-campus housing. But a handful built their first dorms decades ago, and as two-year institutions become a more common destination for traditional-age students seeking lower tuition costs and/or an education close to home, more community colleges are in the process of building singles, doubles, triples and larger apartments for their students. Of the 1,100 colleges represented by the American Association of Community Colleges, 233 public colleges and about 40 private colleges offer some on-campus housing to their students. Norma Kent, the association’s spokeswoman, said that although “nobody’s documented the full picture, it is our sense that there is increased interest and growth” in campus housing at community colleges ... To
The Editor An apology will never be issued to my neighbours and I. Instead, the City will continue to pass blame on to investors and try to slide in inadequate bylaws like the recently proposed 4-bedroom maximum. God forbid this one goes through or my newly purchased home at Conlin and Wilson roads will also be in jeopardy. They've also joined in on a very public lawsuit with Tribute Homes. For one thing, I believe this should be viewed as a conflict of interest. It also creates a very bad image for Oshawa's relationship with UOIT and does nothing to solve the problem ... Millersville
Borough moves to new $3.29 million facility For Arnold and his five-member staff, not to mention the borough's dozen-strong police department, the new office is a welcome end to a search that began several years ago. Arnold called the new $3.29 million municipal headquarters "the borough's icon ... a community building that symbolizes the borough and its character, (and) the unique community culture of our college town." ... Carpenter
area plans celebration of its rise These are typical summer scenes now. But neighbors say that not so long ago, these scenes were anything but typical ... Fraternity
looks to turn empty house into apartments MU fraternity Alpha Gamma Sigma’s alumni association has asked the city of Columbia for planned commercial zoning and development approval for its newly acquired property on Rollins Street. The plan is to renovate the inside of the existing building, formerly owned by MU fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda, to make the first floor a convenience store and a restaurant and the second and third floors into four student apartments. The outside of the house would be relatively unchanged, except for the addition of a deck, parking improvements and landscaping ... Neighbors
say party goes on in Oakland Fort
Collins brand unveiled "Fort Collins: Where renewal is a way of life" is the tagline that North Star Destination Strategies of Nashville drafted to brand the city ... UNH
should 'contribute' for the service the town of Durham provides It's not a money-grabbing scheme on the part of the town. The Durham Police Department, at the direction of Town Administrator Todd Selig, is working toward moving dispatch from the UNH service to Strafford County dispatch at a saving to the town of $240,000 per year. At the same time, a cost will still fall upon the Durham PD to assist the university police when the occasions arise ... Reading's
littered streets look 'Third World' Reading Borough Council insists it targets student areas at the end of term and it lays on as many collections as its vehicles can legally handle, regularly checking to ensure no unlicensed skips are left in the narrow streets ... MetLife
and TCC join in Stratum project The Stratum on Highland is an 85-unit, 255-bed, luxury apartment development currently under construction on Highland Avenue. The mixed-use development should be completed by summer 2008 ... Downtown
campus construction enters new phase As the city’s core takes shape, key ASU and Phoenix buildings and projects are coming to fruition. Although many are in beginning stages, plans call for innovative buildings, peaceful streetscapes and new residential structures for students ... Church
looks for food for 5,000 Zimbabweans booted from university housing Officials at the University of Zimbabwe ordered up to 5,000 students out of university housing July 9 just as they were to begin two weeks of written exams. Goats
put to work on UW's Bothell campus The university is bringing in the animals as an environmentally friendly way to control weeds. It joins Seattle City Light and King County in the use of goats to remove weeds without pesticides or the use of fuel-powered equipment. Goats from Vashon-based Rent-A-Ruminant will be on campus this week. Other goats from Edwall-based Healing Hooves will come to campus later this summer. The university said it is considering housing its own goats full time ... Population
totals leave questions If the census reported that the city’s population was below 40,000, the state funds reimbursement for those offices would be reduced. The city does not have official population figures to back up its assertions, but Missy Creasy, the city’s planning manager, said the factors mentioned by Brown give the city government confidence that it’s estimates are correct.Jim Tolbert, director of the city’s Neighborhood Development Services, also thinks the numbers are off ... A
street of broken vows runs in Allston Welcome to the frontier of Harvard University's campus, North Harvard Street in Allston. A decade ago, Harvard pledged to replace the asphalt and fence and plant up to 52 trees here. It never did ... Dorm
Space in Short Supply Video Unfortunately a good year for enrollment often leads to housing shortages at colleges and universities. That is exactly what is happening with Penn State. Enrollment is up and housing anywhere in the system is in short supply ... Dining
in Davis: Davis Farmers Market With what feels like the entire Davis population crowding the space and a literal smorgasbord of potential selections to sift through, the Farmers Market experience can be a bit overwhelming at first. But by following a simple set of parameters, the seemingly chaotic atmosphere can easily become the best shopping spree of the week for any Davis resident. As UC Davis students are left to deal with finding the
balance between minimal wages and electricity bills, grocery expeditions
can be summed up as follows: find mass quantities of food for the smallest
possible hit in our non-existent bank accounts. Dining's
summer easy at the Blue Sky Cafe This breakfast and lunch spot, on the city's South Side, fills the bill with easygoing style -- and substance, too, considering its simple, straightforward fare and übercomfortable ambience. It's a cafe in every sense of the word. What's more, the food is good, the prices reasonable. Who could ask for more when the living is easy? Tucked into the center of a city block (in quarters formerly occupied by the vegan cooperative Green Cafe) Blue Sky renews that college-town, 1960s sensibility ... BACKWARDS
& IN HIGH HEELS But the thing about utopia is—well—it's utopian. And the thing about SDSU is that—well—it's no intellectual mecca. A party mecca: Mos def. A center around which gathers the most studious thinkers of Southern California? Not so much. Did I mention I'm an alumna? Oh, the irony ... The
census clock is ticking down on Buffalo’s future Put them on the waterfront downtown, near the rich cultural and historical resources Buffalo has, so they can gain an appreciation of urban values ... North
Carolina's college towns not for students only The Triangle region, so named for its three principal towns of Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh, holds more than just bastions of higher education, dive bars and cheap eats. When the 78,000-plus students from its colleges and universities (including UNC, Duke and N.C. Central universities in Durham and N.C. State in Raleigh) are gone for the summer, the Triangle's grown-up side is never more evident ... Beer
festival is brewing in Athens Monday marks the beginning of the second annual Ohio Brew Week, a six-day celebration in the Appalachian foothills that features the state's choicest beers and beer-related events. Some 22 Ohio breweries - all but two in the state are participating - will roll their kegs down Ohio 33 toward Athens to pump some excitement into the sleepy campus town during summer. More than 70 brews will be offered during the week ... Athens
faces same questions about brick streets Andy Stone, director of the Athens street department, said the brick street management program has worked well, for the most part, since it began in 2003. He said he divides all of the city’s brick streets into three categories. Bricks located in the city’s historic district fall into the first category. The Athens council passed a resolution to save these brick streets in 1990, Stone said, and the administration is committed to preserving them. The remaining streets are split between brick streets in good condition, which the city plans to maintain, and, the ones in bad condition, which the city plans to pave over or replace entirely with asphalt or concrete. The condition of brick streets is rated using a system modeled after the Ohio Department of Transportation’s pavement condition rating, which extends from zero to 100 ... Staff
report Williamson suggested turning some of the dilapidated buildings into restaurants, coffee shops and hotels that could be used by college students and their families. "Pembroke is a college town, not a farm town," he said. "Buildings shouldn't be sitting there empty ... Do I have answers? No. Do I have ideas? Yes." ... BPG
Closes Its Record $850M Fund VIII Queens
College Accepts On-Campus Housing Plan Most
favor Eddy Street Commons Lawsuit
over proposed Oswego housing video A question that resulted in a lawsuit against the Town of Oswego over a proposed student housing project. "The town zoning ordinance specifically distinguishes between dormitories, with the presumption that we're talking about student populations, and apartment complexes. This zoning designation will allow apartment complexes," said Oswego Business Owners Attorney Scott Chatfield. A lawsuit against the Town of Oswego will determine whether the proposed student housing project be dormatories or apartments. News 10 Now's Nneka Nwosu has the story. But zoning designation will NOT allow dormitories. The zoning board of appeals deems the new student housing project "apartments." ... Mixed-use
complex could revitalize CDC area About 15 acres will be developed, including four five-story buildings fronting Clifton with street-level retail space topped by housing, said John Goff, senior vice president of development with Cousins. Plans also include a parklike "town square" at the center of the project and at least three small plazas ... Out-Of-Control
Wrecking Ball Lands In Car Trunk The 3-foot-wide ball broke loose in the small college town of Meadville, Pa. It smashed more than a dozen vehicles and injured three people as it bounced from curb to curb ... South
Bend Council Gets Earful On Eddy Street Commons Video The $215 million dollar mixed use development once described as quaint is now anything but according to Payne. Payne says, "Kite says if they built this somewhere else it would be on well over 100 acres, but they're putting it on approximately 25 acres, so why is it necessary?" ... How
BIG is too BIG? Durham
wants UNH to help pay for police Town officials have long contended that their policing costs are far higher than they would be without UNH. Now, they plan to push that argument using statistics marshaled by economist Russ Thibeault of Applied Economic Research in Laconia. An early estimate based on Thibeault's work puts the extra cost at about $500,000 per year ... Newark
developers courting retirees Retirees have been moving to college towns for years. University-centric cities appear on "best places to live" lists released by organizations such as the AARP and Kiplinger's, which tout the vitality and constant activity near campus ... Mobile-Homes
Housing USU Students To Be Removed “We’ve hung in there a lot longer than most,” said Steven Jenson, executive director of student housing. “This park has served thousands of students over the years.” ... The
return of 'aspirational luxury' Competitive
market New and developing apartment complexes such as Aspen Court and The Reserve at Saluki Pointe could pose as a major economic concern for older facilities including Lewis Park, Brookside Manor Apartment and other apartment complexes that have been established in Carbondale for some time ... Uniondale
company financing student housing GMH
nets $30M on sales The properties in Florida and Kansas were sold to SCI Real Estate Investments. GMH (NYSE:GCT) said it used $16.8 million of the net proceeds to pay down debt and intends to use the remainder to pay off additional debt as well as for working capital ... Neighborhood
should embrace TU A significant number of longtime Towson residents seem to be in denial about TU's relatively new status as a larger, more prominent institution. Towson has been at its present location for almost 100 years, and while it may not have always been so large or populous, it was here when almost every current Towson resident moved here and it certainly isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and neither are its students ... Council
Votes To Crack Down On Mini-Dorms video Mini-dorms are houses that are remodeled to provide several bedrooms for multiple tenants. Residents near university and beach areas have blamed them disrupting family neighborhoods by attracting large numbers of loud students. Developers have argued that mini-dorms provide affordable housing for students who are shut out of on-campus housing. But residents said the conversions are ruining their neighborhoods with noise and parking problems ... Halloween
planner tops busy agenda for City Council tonight Utah
town grows up around boomers The ranks of 55- to 64-year-olds are projected to grow the fastest in mountainous parts of the West, with New Hampshire, Vermont and Florida also standing out, according to a May analysis of census data by Frey called "Mapping the Growth of Older America." ... Yale
Key To New Haven Revival In 1994 Levin started a home buyer program, in which the school would give employees $25,000 over 10 years to buy homes in the city. To date, nearly 800 workers have been awarded more than $19 million to buy homes valued at more than $125 million, in what is thought to be the largest program of its kind in the country ... On the education front, there are partnerships with city magnet schools, scholarships for winter and summer programs, free classes, tutoring and numerous literacy programs including America Reads. One particularly innovative program, begun last year, is the Yale Urban Teaching Initiative, a 14-month program in which students earn a master's degree and teacher certification. They receive tuition and a stipend, and in return agree to teach in a New Haven middle or high school for three years. Off campus, Yale is involved with development in the Dixwell, Hill and other neighborhoods. In an usual step, the university bought some adjoining land in the Dixwell neighborhood and built a combination police station for the Yale police force and a learning center where Yale students tutor neighborhood kids ... Long
weekend in Marquette? You betcha In many ways, Marquette is also one of the most visit-worthy -- and getting more so. In the next year, five new restaurants including a new harbor-side wine and coffee bar are slated to open in a downtown already packed with specialty shops and ethnic eateries. The biggest problem you'll face is what to visit first in a county larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. So we've helped by mapping out a perfect Marquette-centered getaway weekend in what locals aptly call a "civilized wilderness." ... As
summer sizzles, nightlife fizzles Wilkes has seen how slow business can become in college towns, his magazine is based in Oxford, Miss., home of the University of Mississippi ... Suffolk
dorm plan advances as neighbors drop opposition The Boston Redevelopment Authority held its second and final public meeting on the issue in late June and will be collecting public comments until tomorrow ...
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