This tragic story of gentrification, inflation and their horrific toll isn't news but it's still important.
Credit to public radio for offering this glimpse of life amid the Prez Biden years becoming even tougher:
"A Midtown "townie" priced off of her bus line. A retiree on fixed income forced out of her home of 17 years. Kansas City renters are facing substantial rent hikes, with serious repercussions."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .
Rent is going up so fast, it's not just pricing out residents - it's hurting Kansas City
When I first started renting an apartment in Kansas City, in 1999, no one in my friend group - mostly artists working service industry jobs - paid more than $425 a month. And most of us lived alone. Not too long ago, cheap rent like this was Kansas City's main attraction.
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