PlanPhilly Archive

The median claim amount for eviction cases is more than double what it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monica Miraglilo worked her way into the construction industry after a career in modeling. Now she wants to empower other women to join her.

Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encourages people to show up for their community, in whatever way they can.

“When you have nothing and you've lost everything, anything is more than nothing,” said one organizer.

The scavenger hunt is a free, self-guided, six-week-long adventure in Philadelphia’s largest park.

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.