PlanPhilly Archive

Tufting rose in popularity during the height of the pandemic. Now, Philly’s TuftCon will celebrate the craft in person.

More than two years after a flood devastated low-lying Eastwick, a community organization is distributing funding for lingering repairs.

The average resident’s bill would increase more than 20% by late 2024, under a rate increase the Philadelphia Water Department wants.

The report from Pew Charitable Trusts uses federal and city data to compare the effective tax rates for renters and homeowners.

WHYY News photographer Kimberly Paynter captured some of the most scenic spring moments in Philly. Here’s what she found.

It’s called source of income discrimination. City law makes it illegal, but it’s incredibly common.

The six-month-long project seeks to offer a moment of “surprise and delight.”

The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is the latest group to formally oppose the $1.3 billion project.

The measure would require automatic sprinkler systems in existing high-rise buildings that are above 75 feet.

Philadelphians earning below the federal poverty level spend nearly a quarter of their incomes on energy. An event Friday is designed to help.

Launched two years ago, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund is designed to help Black and brown developers access capital for affordable housing projects.

People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.

The city discontinued the discount in 2021 amid a revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a hearing on the gas utility’s weather normalization adjustment, customers said the billing practice is unfair in the face of climate change.

You can “laugh, enjoy, and shop for free” at Mount Airy’s community fridge and pantry located on Stenton Avenue.