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A spread of empanadas, elote, tostadas and more on white plates are shown from above at Las Cazuelas Restaurant, with a wooden table in the background.
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Arts & Entertainment

Cauliflower tacos, churro sundaes, and more: Dine Latino Restaurant Week returns to Philly

The event returns for a celebration of Latino-owned businesses and cuisine from March 15-18, with indoor dining options for the first time.

4 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly has over 10,000 tangled titles. Here’s what residents need to know about them

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson and others aim to educate Philadelphians on how to find out if a title is tangled, and provide resources to fix it.

4 years ago

Whose Your Landlord CEO Ozo Ezeugwu. (Courtesty of Ozo Ezeugwu)
PlanPhilly
Community

$2.1 million raised for student-inspired web platform started in Philly that reviews landlords

Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.

4 years ago

University City Townhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer filing suit over City Council vote to block sale of affordable rentals in University City

The owner of an affordable rental project in University City wants to sell the property, and is going to court over a just-passed City Council bill to ban the sale.

4 years ago

File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Tree removal and a campaign donation shine light on Cobbs Creek Foundation’s $1 lease agreement

The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?

4 years ago

The concourse of SEPTA’s 15th Street Station
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

$96 million federal grant should keep SEPTA rolling through 2024

The $96 million grant, courtesy of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, will help plug holes in SEPTA’s operating budget amid reduced ridership.

4 years ago

The Shutterbug photography students celebrated their work being published in Motivos Magazine in February at John B. Stetson Charter. Their photos lined the bookshelves of the library. (Photo by Jesús Rincón)
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Community

Self-portraits over selfies: This North Philly photo program empowers students to tell their own stories

North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.

4 years ago

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The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at night
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Council bill seeks to give city workers affordable housing preference

Thousands of homes will be built under Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. A Council bill proposes purchase preference for municipal workers.

4 years ago

Joseph Scanlon Recreation Center in Kensington will be getting a new street hockey rink courtesy of Ed Snider Youth Hockey and the Flyers. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Flyers)
PlanPhilly
Community

Flyers, Snider Youth Hockey bringing outdoor upgrades to Philly rec center

If the project at Joseph Scanlon Recreation Center is successful, Snider Hockey plans to replicate it at other locations around the city.

4 years ago

Homes are pictured across from Fairmount Park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s rent relief program gets new funding. It won’t last long

The money is expected to last two weeks and help hundreds of households.

4 years ago

Community members hold signs calling for a safer Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue planning chaos ends with city choosing hybrid design

The city’s final design to narrow a busy section of Washington Avenue will be a mix of three, four, and five lanes.

4 years ago

File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Alarms raised after hundreds of trees removed from city-owned Cobbs Creek Golf Course

A nonprofit promises to restore the public golf course to its historic design, but park users and flood advocates are crying foul over the removal of trees.

4 years ago

File photo: Food trucks line Locust Street at a 2016 Dining Out for Life pop-up. (Image courtesy of Laura Weber)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

After two-year hiatus, Philly’s Dining Out For Life fundraiser for those affected by HIV relaunches

The annual night of dining out in Philadelphia to support services for people living with HIV is back in person this year after a hiatus during the pandemic.

4 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia holding on to population through COVID, but worry remains that crime will take a future toll

A report from the Center City District says city living remained attractive during the pandemic with continued robust construction and rapid home sales.

4 years ago

Grey rat near wooden wall on floor.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council to property owners: Get rid of the rats

If signed into law, property owners would be required to prepare and execute a rat abatement plan before demolishing or fully rehabbing a building.

4 years ago

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