PlanPhilly Archive

A jury found City Councilmember Bobby Henon and union boss John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty guilty on most counts in the federal corruption case against them.

A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.

Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.

Southwest Philadelphia residents say warnings about health hazards from a junkyard fire needed to come sooner and more directly.

A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

The jury in the bribery trial for Bobby Henon and Johnny “Doc” Dougherty ended its third day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.

At the city’s newest coffee shop in West Philly, there aren’t any pumpkin spice lattes or many adults, because at Stomping Grounds, young people are in charge.

The jurors’ question may indicate they are nearing the end of their deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Bobby Henon and John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty.

Observers see a slow-moving storm set to destabilize a housing market that is already strained by unmet demand for decent, affordable options.

The government’s ambitious rhetoric around climate is too often dangerously out of step with its own actions.

The juror who tested positive was excused from the case and all the other jurors have tested negative, the judge said.

The firm, Design Workshop, is expected to move forward with the long-awaited redesign in early 2022.

Philadelphia’s pandemic-inspired experiment with expanded outdoor dining is poised to end with streeteries made permanently legal in certain parts of the city.

The interruption comes in the sixth week of the trial, following the conclusion of closing arguments by prosecution and defense attorneys on Monday.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Costello argued that Dougherty “bought Henon” in the government’s closing courtroom argument.