Changing Communities

It hasn’t been easy to adjust after escaping Kabul when the Taliban took over, but Najia and Danish see a bright future for their girls.

The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is the latest group to formally oppose the $1.3 billion project.

The library is the first of 12 to receive upgrades with funding from Philly’s soda tax as part of the city’s Rebuild program.

Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section is using Black History Month to highlight the neighborhood’s deep, historic roots.

So far the DC-based group has awarded 21 provisional grants in its original city, plus four in Philly.

Construction is slated to start this week on Arguto Court, an adaptive reuse project featuring office space and a cafe.

Chinatown’s streets were packed with families celebrating the occasion, with fireworks and dancing lions to complete the scene.

A majority of business owners in Chinatown have signed a petition formally opposing the project, which would sit feet from the neighborhood.

According to a release from the city, 60 asylum seekers arrived Thursday, and at least 43 of them were taken to the city’s welcoming facility to receive aid.

Dozens of Chinatown residents and supporters came out on Christmas to sing carols to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena.

Representatives from 76 Devcorp drew Ben Simmons levels of boos from the crowd.

The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.

Can Philadelphia do what it needs to keep the momentum going?

Accion Colombia celebrates the 15th year of their annual Christmas Festival, Sal y Dulce, uniting all Latin American cultures.

The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.