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When couples disagree about neighborhood change and historical preservation

My partner and I moved to this neighborhood because of its character and history, but now we're watching it change rapidly and we can't agree on whether to fight the development or embrace it—I feel like we're becoming the people we used to criticize while also mourning what we're losing.

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What we've seen

Two people are confronting how their own presence in a changing place makes them both witnesses to loss and agents of transformation.

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