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Apartment buildings in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Number of new housing units in Center City area hits 5-year high

The benchmark comes as the area continues to see population growth, including an increase in the number of New York transplants.

2 years ago

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A box of bell peppers sitting on a table
Politics & Policy

Philly-area families could soon be waitlisted for food assistance unless Congress acts immediately. Here’s why

Congress faces a possible government shutdown if a deal isn't reached by March 1, which could affect 51,000 in Pa. by exacerbating budget shortfalls for the WIC program.

2 years ago

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Groups are addressing the racial wealth gap in Philadelphia.
Community

Philly’s racial wealth gap is wider now than in 1960. Here are programs working to fix it

New initiatives want to stop persistent wealth discrepancies between people of color and their white counterparts.

2 years ago

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Researchers test water samples in a lab
Politics & Policy

To comply with new PFAS regulations, Gov. Josh Shapiro seeks more funds for drinking water testing

The Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection is asking for funding from the state’s next fiscal budget for new water testing equipment.

2 years ago

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Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

An industry study about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is an example of how to stay vigilant against misinformation

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

2 years ago

Listen 2:07
Israeli female paramedic soldiers
Politics & Policy

Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if temporary pause reached with Hamas in Gaza

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that anyone who thinks that a temporary cease-fire with Gaza will also apply to Hezbollah is “mistaken.”

2 years ago

SEPTA Key card
Community

SEPTA rolls out new multi-rider feature for Key card holders

Starting Monday, passengers with a SEPTA Key card can tap in up to five riders for the same trip.

2 years ago

Listen 1:03
Nikki Haley on stage
Politics & Policy

Off to Michigan, Haley is staying in the race despite Trump’s easy primary win in South Carolina

Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.

2 years ago

Jamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley performs on stage during a concert in Bourget, Paris, on July 3, 1980. (AP Photo/Str)
Community

Wilmington leans into Bob Marley connection with plans for museum to promote cultural awareness

Bob Marley's cousin Judy Malcolm is spearheading the effort to create a Jamaican Heritage and Reggae Museum in Wilmington to empower culture and revive unity.

2 years ago

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Tu Huynh, program manager for the Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, kneels beside a portrait of Philadelphia artist and educator Moe Brooker
Arts & Entertainment

The floors in City Hall are adorned with Black history

Forty-four acrylic floor tiles depict Black figures who made Philadelphia, from major civil rights activists to little-known community standouts.

2 years ago

Listen 1:25
A woman places a piece of paper with words of grief for Alexei Navalny paying the last respect to him at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia,
Community

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

Navalny, 47, Russia’s most well-known opposition politician, unexpectedly died on Feb. 16 in an Arctic penal colony.

2 years ago

A person poses for a photo in a tree.
Community

Teams of adults and kids completing fun, quirky missions in Fairmount Park this weekend, during the WinTOUR Scavenger Hunt

While competing for prizes, participants learn about Philly history during the Fairmount Park scavenger hunt.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Politics & Policy
6abc

Philadelphia mayor orders city’s senior officials to return to offices full time

The mayor's office eventually wants all 25,000 city employees back in the office but has not laid out a timeline.

2 years ago

A solar array on a rooftop at Philadelphia's Navy Yard is visible on a sunny day
Politics & Policy

What is community solar, and why do lawmakers want to bring it to Pennsylvania?

Community solar lets renters and people who can’t afford large upfront costs go solar. A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers back it.

2 years ago

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Quetcy Lozada looks out on council chambers while seated at her desk.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia to outlaw Kensington Avenue’s night life past 11 p.m., except bars

The stretch of 24-hour smoke shops, bodegas and take-out food joints along Kensington Avenue must close at night if City Council changes the law soon.

2 years ago

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