Aaron Moselle

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.

The nonprofit plans to demolish its longtime home on Spruce Street to make way for a new building that will also feature affordable apartments.

City Council’s housing committee advanced the legislation after months of negotiations with the mayor’s administration and landlord advocates.

The proposed City Council bills could benefit renters afraid of speaking out about their living conditions, fair housing advocates say.

Independent landlords argue the measure removes a critical tool for evicting problematic tenants, but housing advocates aren’t buying it.

The Circle Theatre was once home to a 3,000-seat auditorium. The ornate property remains today, but it hasn’t shown movies for decades.

The 40-unit property, on the border with the Belmont section of West Philadelphia, is expected to open in a couple months.

For decades, the site — 35 acres of grassy lots where 1,000 rowhomes once stood — has sat empty. Parker’s proposal could change that, but residents are wary.

The request came during the fourth and final budget address of the governor’s first term. He is calling for a total of $53.2 billion in spending.

The original art is meant to bring balance to an austere space while empowering students to be change agents in their communities.

The legislative hurdle was cleared after intense pressure from Mayor Cherelle Parker opposing the changes to the H.O.M.E initiative's first phase.

As part of her signature housing plan, Parker wants to bring homebuilding factories to underutilized sites in Philadelphia.