PlanPhilly Archive

A new mural from artist Andres Giraldo is coming to Kensington. “Salsa Shines Through” celebrates Philly’s salsa community and their resilience during the pandemic.

Philadelphia straphangers may soon see SEPTA operators strike. If that happens, my daily routine will be disrupted. But I’m not mad.

The judge’s decision to block the removal of the statue has less to do with an underlying cultural battle around the monument and more with city protocols.

The fledgling farm is growing quietly on a piece of city-owned land, part of a grassroots movement that seeks to turn vacant lots into green spaces.

SEPTA continues to clean stations, hoping people will return to mass transit.

The Hatfield House in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the site of an Afrofuturist vision of time travel by the art duo Black Quantum Futurism

The twin bus-only lanes will run along a particularly congested stretch of Market Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City.

The scheme allegedly involved a string of the transit agency’s facility managers who colluded with outside vendors to fabricate fraudulent supply and repair invoices.

A kid-sized piece of Denmark has landed in North Philadelphia. The new park is a first for Philly.

Monday marked the first day of Mayor Jim Kenney’s latest street-sweeping program, a long-awaited return of cleaning crews to residential areas.

West Philadelphia residents continue to fight to keep the legacy of the Black Bottom alive. The latest push: for historical markers.

Williams Reed Moore Memorial Park in North Philly has been remodeled in memory of the mother and three children who died in a 2014 crash.

University City District, SEPTA’s partner in the project, says overgrown plants affected trolley drivers’ sightlines. Replanting is set for the fall.

A summer literacy program has been expanded to rec centers to help kids learn in person, in their neighborhoods, after a year of virtual school.

Young people are changing their travel routines and asking for help traveling around the city as the gun violence epidemic shatters their sense of safety.