The issue came to a head at City Council meetings during the summer of 2022, when a resolution was being considered to take the small plot using eminent domain.

Before and After — How a Designer Turned a Small City Dirt Plot Into a Garden With a Fireplace, Breakfast Bar, and Outdoor Shower. Maya Glantz. Tue, April 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM UTC.

The input city staff gathered from the session will help inform a zoning proposal, according to City Planner Evan Clements. “We’re coming up with a zoning-ordinance amendment proposal … for an overlay ...

Plots rent for $57 per year and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Gardeners must maintain their own spaces; no subleasing allowed without staff approval. They can tend each other ...

All modern cities feature small vacant plots considered unsuitable to build on, but the SkinnyScar house proves that even a free space of just 3.7 m (12 ft) wide can be put to good use. The ultra ...

This overgrazed and deforested pasture land was, in November 2010, divided into small tennis-court sized parcels of land, and distributed to 56 poor landless families as part of a partnership ...

Ward 8, which is 92 percent Black, so far has the highest number of virus deaths in the District, with 127, according to city data. Ward 3, 81 percent White, had 34 for the same period.

In the garden, we’re always trying to make the most of the space we’ve got, especially if we live in a city or town. “Leafy suburb” is a positive phrase, evoking beautiful old trees and ...