PlanPhilly Archive

Steep penalties against unscrupulous investors aim to protect homeowners from being pressured into below-market sales.

Horticulturists say bloom times are creeping earlier as the climate warms — possibly putting the blossoms at greater risk of frost.

An FBI special agent spent a fourth day on the witness stand, defending assertions that fees paid to the Council member’s wife were really bribes in disguise.

Defense attorneys challenge an FBI agent’s interpretation of invoices the Council member’s wife submitted for what the feds believe was cover for a bribe.

The federal case against Johnson hinges on a claim that bribe money was funneled through his wife, who collected fees from the co-defendants.

Formerly incarcerated employees at PAR-Recycle Works collect electronic waste for recycling while learning important life skills to help reduce recidivism.

Carl Dranoff was a consultant on a project for which Johnson helped get new zoning. Prosecutors say the lawmaker did that after receiving bribes.

The federal trial of the council member and three co-defendants got underway with competing interpretations of nearly $67,000 in alleged bribes.

The money coming from the state could pay for infrastructure repairs or home buyouts — but it’s not yet clear how exactly it will be spent.

For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.

Pennsylvania law currently puts a $500,000 limit on total damage claims per break, leaving residents, businesses, and PECO scrambling for their shares.

The class-action suit claims Philly’s broken curb cuts and dilapidated sidewalks violate the ADA. We may know by the end of March if a deal can be struck.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is offering signing bonuses and free insurance to landlords who join the agency’s housing voucher program.

Lawmaker’s proposal would provide $50,000 to make home repairs and weatherization improvements to help Pennsylvanians stay in their homes.

Prosecutors say the Democrat received thousands of dollars for helping a nonprofit developer hang onto valuable real estate in his legislative district.