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Philly’s real estate tax early-bird discount canceled
This tax season, Philadelphia isn’t offering the 1% discount on real estate taxes for early payment that it has given in years past.
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‘How many lives?’: Survivors want to know why Philly won’t declare gun violence emergency
As City Council and Mayor Kenney continue to clash over a resolution to declare gun violence an emergency, Philadelphians on the frontlines call for leadership.
4 years ago
Laura Sims Skate House was the first U.S. ice skating rink created for an African American community by an African American architect.
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Philly Council passes resolution to give itself more power over development
City Council unanimously passed the measure to create a council-led Zoning Code Review Commission to help revise the regulations that govern land use.
4 years ago
Alley ‘alive’ with art planned for West Philly’s Schuylkill Yards
Brandywine Realty Trust and its architects at Gensler are trying something new with a narrow opening between two planned towers.
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Growing surge of Philly homeowners risk foreclosure as pandemic continues
Experts say the number of people falling behind on their mortgages is growing to levels rivaling those seen during the 2008 housing crisis.
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City Council President Darrell Clarke’s first big legislative move of 2021 was to reup a push for more control over real estate development in the city.
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Can Nikil Saval cancel rent during a pandemic and keep landlords whole?
Nikil Saval beat longtime state Sen. Larry Farnese with a promise to change Harrisburg. A bold approach to housing policy is core to his vision.
4 years ago
Fewer empty lots, police from community: Philly teens tell Mayor how to make a safer city
For some of Philly's Gen Z residents, 2020 was a political wake-up call. Now, they're bringing their ideas to city government.
4 years ago
‘The first but not the last’: Philly-area Black women celebrate VP Harris with pearls and pride
Dressed in pearls and Chucks, AKA sisters and elected officials cheered the historic moment. “She’s the first, but she won’t be the last,” said Philly's Dr. Ala Stanford.
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How Black Philadelphians lived MLK’s fight for ‘open housing’
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought de-facto segregation and substandard housing. Black Philadelphians knew the struggle all too well. They still do.
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Many Black Philadelphians don’t see how white people didn’t see insurrection coming
For Black Philadelphians, last week’s armed riot at the Capitol was a show of the white supremacy that has always lived just below the surface of American life.
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