Community

Perpetrators broke into the historic Japanese house in Fairmount Park Wednesday night, causing millions in damage.

WHYY’s first-ever gun violence prevention reporter took a two-month listening tour in Philly’s hardest-hit communities. Here’s what she learned.

Philadelphia is one of more than a dozen cities in North America that will host the FIFA World Cup games in 2026.

The property owner has asked HUD to extend its affordable housing contract to Sept. 7 as residents wait for the vouchers they need to move.

Atlantic City casino workers have authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July.

Camden will award seven licenses to food truck operators through a lottery, allowing them to operate in several high traffic areas throughout the city.

Chester County has been a health care desert since Tower Health made the decision to shutter Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in December and January, respectively.

Thousands of people are expected to come out, and local businesses are thrilled.

“Too often,” the study says, “sensitivity to the issues of Black folks has a shelf life.”

The Sayre Morris Recreation Center pool has remained empty and unused since 2017.

Nonprofit leaders who were selected for the last round of Targeted Community Investment Grant awards say the program has been plagued with difficulties and delays.

A panel of experts define and contextualize reparations and explore how it could close the racial wealth gap.

Founded by a Philadelphia mom, Womb-ish has been so successful it’s expanded to other states.

Penn America Energy wants to construct a massive LNG export terminal in the city of Chester along the Delaware River. The plan faces an uphill battle.

A hearing is underway to consider whether the Amazon Labor Union's historic union victory on Staten Island should stand — or whether a re-do election is warranted.