For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
Linda Cantave knows how to express herself. The 45-year-old Milton woman was born in Cap-Haïtien, on the north coast of Haiti, and moves her hands quickly — in small circles and wide gestures — when she talks about her home country. “I think the French people do this, we are very expressive,” said Cantave, a petite woman with dark hair and a big smile. “We feel what we are thinking.” Cantave has felt sadness and grief in early 2010. The catastrophic earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12 killed at least 150,000 people and destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes and commercial buildings.<...
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