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West Philly has a new little free library and it’s full of arts and crafts supplies.

After years of petitioning, The Rename Taney Coalition hopes for a breakthrough in their fight to rename Taney Street, famously named after Roger B. Taney.

The fundraiser aims to raise $1,000 to help pay for SEPTA Key cards for asylum-seekers who recently arrived in Philadelphia from Texas.

The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.

Students are still pushing for fossil fuel divestment and money from Penn for affordable housing, despite arrests and looming disciplinary action.

The project, with a budget of $500,000, will be the first statue of an African American historic female figure in the city’s public art collection.

The Homestead Exemption program enables homeowners to reduce their property tax bill by reducing the taxable portion of their property’s value.

D.C. Metro police offer better pay and an incentive for potential new cops to move from Philly to Washington, D.C.

“Kids could be out before 10 p.m. and also do violence,” one high schooler observed.

The facility will create office space and barrier-free facilities with the $2.5 million dollars in state grant money.

Officials are encouraging residents to donate to the city’s Welcoming Fund, which will disperse money to local nonprofits to aid asylum-seekers.

Rasheda Alexander has roughly two months to move out of University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.

Delaware’s 302 Food Rescue app will use volunteers to collect unused food from groceries, restaurants, and elsewhere to deliver to agencies serving those in need.

Central to the question of solving Philly's gun violence crisis is the role law enforcement should play in the most affected neighborhoods.

Inside the two-year effort to turn gun violence reporting on its head.