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Changing Communities

Najia outside their apartment complex in Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

Three daughters and a whole new country: How an Afghan family escaped and built a home in Philadelphia

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.

4 days ago

Thousands descended upon Chinatown on Jan. 22, 2023 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Influential Chinatown group says a new Sixers arena would ‘imperil’ the neighborhood

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

2 weeks ago

People with shovels at a groundbreaking event
Urban Planning

More than 100 years after opening, Philly’s Kingsessing Library is getting a $7 million makeover

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.

2 weeks ago

A fish market once stood at 2nd and Poplar streets in the Northern Liberties section, photo at left. Through the 1800s, 2nd Street was a bustling place with a market shed running down the middle. (Submitted via The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Northern Liberties business district highlights Black roots

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

2 months ago

Harry Christian III and Tony Keith Jr sitting in their home.
Community
Billy Penn

birdSEED nonprofit, giving grants to first-time homebuyers, expands to Philadelphia

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

2 months ago

Developer Ken Weinstein inside the former Arguto Oilless Bearing Company and most recently a church building, that he plans to restore and turn into offices. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A new phase of the Wayne Junction revitalization plan is underway

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

2 months ago

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Thousands descended upon Chinatown on Jan. 22, 2023 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Chinatown celebrates the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ amid rising Asian hate, ‘76 Place’ disagreements

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

2 months ago

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Members of the Chinatown community joined leaders at the announcement of the Chinatown Coalition to Oppose the Arena at Tom’s Dim Sum restaurant in Philadelphia on January 9, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Majority of Chinatown businesses fear Sixers arena would ‘destroy’ the neighborhood

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

3 months ago

File photo: Migrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrive near 30th Street Station Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)
Community

15th bus carrying people seeking asylum arrives in Philadelphia from Texas

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.

3 months ago

A rendering of a proposed Sixers arena
Urban Planning
6abc

Chinatown residents, supporters gather on Christmas to protest proposed 76ers arena

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

3 months ago

Hundreds pack Ocean Harbor Restaurant for a community meeting over the Sixers' areana proposal
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

‘Hands off Chinatown!’ Hundreds question Sixers’ commitment to community engagement at raucous meeting on arena proposal

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

3 months ago

Members of the development team break ground for the mixed-use Riverview at Festival Pier. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly’s Festival Pier to be transformed into massive mixed-use development

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.

4 months ago

The sign for the Comcast Center in the Financial District. (Nathan Morris/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Life is surging back to Center City, despite Philly’s deep challenges

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

4 months ago

Executive Director of Accion Colombia, Leity Rodriguez-Largo (second from right), alongside her colleagues and volunteers of Sal y Dulce. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘Es una celebración de regocijo’: Christmas festival celebrates 15th year of highlighting Latin American culture in Philadelphia

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

4 months ago

Davian Green smiles for a photo on an East Side sidewalk
Community

Raze, rebuild, and repair: $30M housing initiative underway on Wilmington’s East Side

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

4 months ago

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