PlanPhilly Archive

The Fairmount fire, which killed a dozen people including nine children, is the type of tragedy U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell hopes to prevent.

The investigation into the New Year’s Day explosion is ongoing. Early results don’t point to PGW’s gas lines, but gas still could have been the cause.

The agreement comes roughly a month after Pro-Managed LLC was sued in federal court.

A majority of business owners in Chinatown have signed a petition formally opposing the project, which would sit feet from the neighborhood.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority will randomly select 10,000 applicants to be on the new wait list for the federal subsidy. It’s expected to take 3-5 years to clear it.

The explosion destroyed three homes and damaged dozens more. So far, the city’s gas utility has not found evidence of a leak.

“This is the new normal,” one expert said. “And that should be alarming.”

“One way of showing … that you care about the community is to keep monitoring to see if we're safe,” a nearby resident said.

Feeling guilty about all the plastic, cardboard, and styrofoam your online orders come in? A craft supply business in Philly is trying to solve the problem.

The bill would exempt the course from rules meant to prevent erosion. A City Council vote could be delayed by weeks.

Representatives from 76 Devcorp drew Ben Simmons levels of boos from the crowd.

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

A winter festival and toy drive are coming to Kensington’s McPherson Square. The events are part of a collaboration between the city and residents to make the park safer.

Many said they wanted to see the complicated history of the city’s former police headquarters recognized in the site’s next life.