Changing Communities

The gritty strip of Northeast Boulevard is targeted for comprehensive redevelopment. The Produce Stop emerged ‘organically’ when two sisters went into business.

From secret food stalls to busy markets, South 7th Street is the place to find Southeast Asian delicacies and ingredients for cooking.

A new weekend flea market offers natural ice cream and other goods made and sold by North Philadelphia entrepreneurs.

The free online tool grapples with the question that looms over many development-related clashes: How to grow a neighborhood without disrupting its fabric.

Writer Kyle V. Hiller left West Philadelphia, where he was raised, to attend college. His 2020 return was a homecoming he never could have anticipated.

City Council unanimously passed the measure to create a council-led Zoning Code Review Commission to help revise the regulations that govern land use.

If you want a voice in community development, find avenues to engage beyond the comment threads, writes Camille Boggan.

Experts who monitor development trends say the future for dense cities like Philadelphia remains something of a question mark heading into 2021.

The new regulations limit building height and ban some exterior building materials as well as roof decks.

“The American Dream” used to mean a single family home and two car garage. But lifestyles, family units, and income levels have changed, and so should the definition of home.

Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.

The Historical Commission unanimously approved Rite Aid’s plan to demolish the midcentury modern Penn Fruit landmark.

Trump called Haiti and African nations ‘shithole countries’ and made immigrants a public enemy. Philadelphia’s Black immigrants say they are motivated to vote him out.

Meanwhile, the number shooting victims is up 47% over 2019 with police reporting more than 1,600 people injured by gunfire so far this year.

Parking is usually a hot-button issue in crowded cities. But restaurants are taking over spaces once reserved for cars, and to the surprise of owners, few are complaining.