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La Manplesa: documentary on the Latino "riots" in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of DC, 1991

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

1/2, Meeting the Moment: SPECIAL ISSUE (FALL 2020), pp. The city did create a number of outreach initiatives and directed more funding to various Latino organizations. But the 2009 blog entry indicates that the problem continues. 35-37 (3 pages) Latino emigration to DC was tied to unrest in Central and South America.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Instead, he emboldened the hospital's board to break away from the chain in 2009 and become independent. These kinds of programs could be great components of a community health outreach initiative on the west side. Medaglia was tasked by its then owner, Ascension Health, with closing or selling it.