PlanPhilly Archive

The next phase of Philadelphia’s rental assistance program is set to launch by the end of March. Here are the facts you need to apply for help with rent.

The suspects allegedly conspired to fraudulently transfer the ownership of North Philadelphia homes, stealing houses out from under their rightful owners.

In a virtual meeting, Kensington residents, city officials, and SEPTA leaders spoke about the challenges faced at the station, which will close Sunday.

Union president Omari Bervine said the vote was near unanimous, 133 to 1.

A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.

Drivers say they are overwhelmed by people struggling with homelessness and addiction. SEPTA has only 7 social workers to help contain the crisis.

Welcoming to many and then cut off from transportation, support, and opportunity, Kensington has long been on its own.

The legislation that moved ahead aims to make it harder to open a store that sells vapes, pipes, and other drug paraphernalia.

The amendment to the zoning code would change the math on residential development in the booming rowhouse neighborhoods southwest of City Hall.

The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office will resume sales of distressed real estate next month and move all auctions online for the first time ever.

The suspended SEPTA employees were among seven transit police officers who traveled to the Jan. 6 Trump rally that ended with the storming of the Capitol.

Federal authorities arrested one trafficker at 30th Street Station. He was traveling with a duffel bag containing 10 pistols he purchased in his home state of North Carolina.

Philadelphia native Ebony Harris thought buying rental properties would build generational wealth for her and her family. Then the pandemic hit.

Litter is a racial justice issue created by systemic disinvestment. Philadelphia needs to take a systemic approach to solving it.

Located in an area hard hit by Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, the MFL station’s elevators were destroyed by urine and needles, SEPTA officials said.