Apartment Choice

DENVER — The continued rise in housing costs in Denver has many renters looking to leave the city, according to analysis released Tuesday by Apartment List. Two out of three renters said they plan to relocate to a new city, with 48 percent saying affordability is the biggest reason, Apartment List said. Twenty-two percent said job opportunities would take them out of Denver, with 6 percent saying safety and another 6 percent citing commute time as reasons. The median cost of a two-bedroom apartment or house in Denver was $1,350 in July, up 2. 7 percent compared to July 2016. Rents are higher in the suburbs, with a two-bedroom rental in Lone Tree going for $2,020 and the same in Thornton for $1,810. ApartmentList said Chicago is the most popular city for people leaving Denver , followed by Dallas and Phoenix. Fort Collins was listed as the most popular city for people looking to leave Denver but staying in Colorado.

An aerial view of Manchester. Juan Parras gives one hell of a tour of Houston’s east side. He’s charming and funny. Wearing a beret, he strikes an old-world look, like he might lead you to a cafe on a plaza. He doesn’t charge a fee for his services. After all, you’re on a “toxic tour,” and Parras is on a mission. Parras grew up in 1950s West Texas . He remembers segregated schools, the restaurants that wouldn’t serve him, the unpaved roads, and the people who lived closest to the local refinery . Those experiences led him to a career as a social justice advocate . The resident of Houston’s heavily industrial east side has worked in a city housing department , for a union, for a law clinic, and on a campaign that stopped a PVC factory from being built in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” For the last decade, he has served as executive director of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (better known as t.e.j.a.s.). Part of his work is leading tours past the heaping piles of scrap met...