
Changing Communities
The store is at the center of an area about to be flooded with new apartments.
36 mins ago
Philly announces 30 winners of Community Champions Awards grants
Twenty of the recipient organizations are set to receive a total of $325,000. Ten community members are going to each receive $2,500 in financial help.
6 days ago
South Philly refinery re-do features trucking, despite calls for carbon-free development
Community groups representing areas that endured refinery pollution for 150 years say they have not gotten a say in the redevelopment plans.
1 week ago
University City Townhomes tenants could get more time to relocate before closure
The property owner has asked HUD to extend its affordable housing contract to Sept. 7 as residents wait for the vouchers they need to move.
1 week ago
Listen 1:27‘It’s a blessing’: Affordable housing to replace nuisance motel in North Philadelphia
North10 Philadelphia is building "Be a Gem Crossing" at Westmoreland Street and Germantown Avenue. It will replace a motel that neighbors have tried to close for two decades.
3 weeks ago
Philly lost nearly 25,000 residents in 2021, according to new census report
New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show Philadelphia joined other large cities across the country in shedding residents between 2020 and 2021.
4 weeks ago
Senior living, hotel to replace St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.
1 month ago
Preservation, livability, and the efficacy of Philly’s historic districts
Historic districts can be a tool for neighborhoods with a historic vibe worth preserving. But in Philly, historic districts can be burdensome for working-class communities.
2 months ago
Center City district calls for more businesses in Philadelphia to return to office
The Center City District report claims without a return to office, the downtown economy can’t return to pre-pandemic levels.
2 months ago
What can human bones, buried beneath a construction site, teach us about 18th century Philadelphia?
Scientists, archaeologists, and historians are documenting stories from those buried and uncovered at the former First Baptist Church cemetery site.
2 months ago
Listen 1:44Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others
Many Ukrainian volunteers in Romania are helping new refugees sort out their lives after the trauma of fleeing the war.
2 months ago
Frank Rizzo, the UC Townhomes, and the fight to save Black Philadelphia
Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.
2 months ago
Advocates see a rise in people on the brink of displacement or already unhoused. Older adults face unique obstacles to finding new places to live.
3 months ago
Listen 5:37Philadelphia made it possible for community shopping centers like Hoa Binh Plaza to be erased
For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.
3 months ago
Penns Grove hopes to turn vacants into value by auctioning borough-owned properties
The small borough in Salem County, N.J. hopes properties sold at auction will be added back to the tax rolls while generating some money to plan future projects.
3 months ago