Why it's so hard to talk about 'The G Word'
Go on, say it — gentrification.
'The G-word' is controversial for a lot of people. Some people blame gentrification for a host of problems, while others think it gets a bad rap. Cities all over the world are trying to figure out how to handle the changes — especially in like places New Orleans — where radio producer Eve Abrams lives.
She made a seven part documentary about her changing downtown neighbourhood along St. Claude Avenue. One part of that documentary focuses on gentrification, and Eve's own role in the changes.