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The two-year-old series of street closures aims to draw more shoppers and diners to Walnut Street with live music, mini golf, Eagles watch areas and other activities.

The uptick is raising questions about Philadelphia's broader identity as a city of homeowners.

Inspired by the former Spectrum arena, the project is expected to create nearly 15,000 jobs over a decade.

Some renters are trading larger spaces for amenities. Others are contending with larger affordability issues amid a tight housing market.

Starting overnight Saturday, trolley service will be replaced by buses running aboveground on the same schedule.

The money is enough to get construction underway, but riders will have to wait years for the new fleet to arrive.

The bright yellow box has become a place for people to swap plant cuttings and propagations.

The project includes a mix of rentals and homes for sale, as well as a large community park with a picnic area and stage.

From new protections and lawsuits to collective bargaining, organized renters are testing new ways to hold landlords accountable.

The six-story project represents the final phase of a yearslong effort to redevelop Norris Homes, a traditional public housing site that was demolished between 2011 and 2019.

The transit authority is rolling out phase one of its “New Bus Network” from Aug. 23, with several routes getting altered.

The news is particularly challenging for first-time homebuyers daunted by overvalued sale prices and high mortgage rates.

The announcement comes more than a year after the owner of Neighborhood Restorations told the city he planned to sell his portfolio of affordable units.

PHA’s $6.3 billion plan would remake its aging housing portfolio. Its per-unit estimate, which rivals the value of many Philadelphia homes, doesn’t tell the full story.

North10 is helping contractors and households pay to dispose of waste legally, diverting thousands of pounds of trash from illegal dumpsites.