PlanPhilly Archive

Food was a common thread connecting all three projects.

Philadelphia is the only big city without regular street cleaning.

City officials are brokering a deal they hope will extinguish a feud over Philadelphia’s fire code.

Cleaner, safer roads is the goal of new legislation that would increase the fines levied on negligent Philadelphia tow truck drivers.

Saksa goes full gonzo on this assignment — riding along with the Jersey Devils, a bicycle club that shares a look with the outlaw motorcycle gangs.

A good cause would include non-payment of rent, nuisance behavior, or breaking the term of a lease.

City agencies own a quarter of the 40,000 vacant parcels of land. On Friday 26 will be up for sale.

Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.

Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.

The energy-efficient, 1,300-square-foot homes are already being promoted for sale at $229,999 each.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson wants to entice more landlords to accept housing vouchers and the agency’s first step in Philadelphia is talking to people like Michael Batley.

On Monday morning, Mayor Jim Kenney stopped by WHYY for a wide-ranging conversation with RadioTimes host Marty Moss-Coane.

In total, some 2,500 items will be sold over three days, kicking off on Black Friday, the nation’s appointed deal-hunting day.

When the Code Blue starts Thursday at 7 a.m., 14 homeless outreach teams — four more than usual — will spread out though the city.