Invisible Walls: The collaborative look at the Seacoast

By: Rosemary Ford and Caitlin Agnew

Outlets: NHPBS

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,265

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago


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Today, Portsmouth is a haven for expensive homes, luxury condos and high-class hotels. Go back a few decades, and the city looked very different. It was more diverse, more affordable and perhaps more rough around the edges. What happened?
The Granite State News Collaborative, in conjunction with Seacoast Online and the Portsmouth Herald, is in the midst of a series of stories called “Invisible Walls: Seacoast.” It explores how exclusionary zoning laws, urban …

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