This spring I've seen more flowers in this area than I've ever seen. In Washington's U Street neighborhood, Cici Mukhtar, the owner of a cafe, said she was glad to have a fancy organic supermarket and an exclusive jazz club moving in. Ms. Mukhtar said. Ms. Power said. Now, children stay out late playing basketball and waiting in line to use the playground swings.
Construction crews are busy renovating old buildings and building new ones.
It used to be that the only thing they'd leave out was barbed wire,'' she said. Instead of worrying about break-ins, she said, they fret over how to plant the most attractive garden. The neighborhood has really significantly cleaned up in the last two years, in terms of people investing in it. And in Houston, Capt. But as their neighborhoods have become more attractive, some residents have found themselves pushed out, along with the criminals.