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Scores of city-owned vacant lots in virtually every city neighborhood — many of them the target of illegal dumping and more serious criminal activity — are in the sights of a new, city task force that ...

The 2-acre, ocean-to-lake parcel at 1980 South Ocean Boulevard is delivered vacant, offering its future owner a one-of-a-kind opportunity to construct their dream home from scratch—without the need ...

A vacant Altadena lot, nearly a quarter-acre in size, hit the market this week “priced low for (a) quicker sale” at $175,000. Here’s the catch: It’s an uphill slope. Records show the property sold in ...

Just days after a reward for information was issued, police have arrested a suspect in a killing on the East Side prompted by an argument over a vacant lot, according to arrest documents. On Monday, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — After working the night shift at a recovery house, Janice Richardson drives home. The 66-year-old eastsider usually stops to check on the remains of her neighborhood’s CVS ...

The 2-acre, ocean-to-lake parcel at 1980 South Ocean Boulevard is delivered vacant, offering its future owner a one-of-a-kind opportunity to construct their dream home from scratch—without the need ...