Aaron Moselle

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

The free, daylong event offered grief counseling and workshops dedicated to healing traumas and fostering forgiveness.

The department has recorded more than 500 carjacking incidents so far this year.

The news comes as Philadelphia contends with an affordable housing crisis and a tight housing market that has kept home prices high.

Values for residential properties went up by an average of 31% compared to the last assessments in 2019, burdening homeowners across the city.

The average residential assessment is rising by 31% and a large number of challenges are expected. Plus, here are some programs to offset the burden.

The event came as Sexual Assault Awareness Month winds down.

On Friday – Arbor Day – groups of students helped plant the new trees, which in time may grow to be 80 feet tall.

The “Turn the Key” program will offer homes to income-eligible residents on a rolling basis. Construction is slated to start soon.

Tyquan Atkinson has remained in jail since being cleared of murder, with a judge set to decide on sentencing for additional charges filed by DA’s office.

After a hung jury abruptly ended his federal bribery trial, it was business as usual for the Second District council member.