Marielle Segarra

Philadelphia spruces itself up for the Democratic National Convention

The city is cleaning house. In a warehouse near Philadelphia International Airport, Mat Tomezsko has spent every waking moment of ...

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A look at women who’ve had a strong influence over the presidency

Specifically, first ladies. In 1919, just after WWI ends, Woodrow Wilson is in the midst of his second term as president when has ...

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Professor gathers infrastructure solutions from U.S. cities

She says they’re using tech and finding funding in creative ways. For decades, the American Dream has been synonymous with a ...

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Keystone Crossroads

In Reading, Pennsylvania, using bicycling as a revitalization tool

But not in the way you might expect. On a Wednesday evening, about 30 people — mostly kids — sit poised on their bikes o ...

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State officials reach out to Philly tech entrepreneurs about tax credits they can sell

Early-stage companies need cash. The state is helping them get it, by giving them tax credits they can sell. On Thursday, the Depa ...

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Keystone Crossroads

Why Allegheny County is the only place in Pennsylvania getting latest round of lead paint removal funding

Well, to start, no other Pennsylvania cities or counties applied for the grant. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developme ...

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Keystone Crossroads

In Allentown, revitalizing a city under federal investigation

We checked in to see how Allentown’s revitalization is going and whether the city’s recent political troubles have changed th ...

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Philadelphia gets $75,000 to address racial inequality, workforce development

Philadelphia is one of five cities awarded the grant from the nonprofit Living Cities. Philadelphia will use the grant, from the n ...

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Keystone Crossroads

Department of Human Services calls for more affordable housing in Pa.

The agency wants to provide more housing for people with disabilities, move people from institutions into apartments, and gather data on ...

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Keystone Crossroads

A garden, a redevelopment plan, and a fight over who owns a neighborhood in Philadelphia

A group of gardeners in North Philadelphia have gotten the city’s public housing authority to negotiate with them. Tommy Jos ...

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Ideas Worth Stealing: Have an old place tell a new story

How can cities and developers decide which buildings and sites are worth saving? That was one of the driv ...

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Ideas worth stealing from Keystone Crossroads’ conference

On Tuesday we heard from urban thinkers about their approaches to the many challenges Pennsylvania cities face. On Tuesday we held ...

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