Changing Communities

Bridesburg is a working-class safe haven in Philly that rarely makes the police blotter. But it has a reputation of being exclusionary, and sometimes racist.

At this barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa., red, blue and other come together for conversations of political ‘grace and mercy.’

Where low-wage immigrant labor undergirds the local economy, stress is put on other institutions — especially public schools, which face a mandate to educate all.

New West Philly Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is challenging a Philadelphia Housing Authority plan to sell two of the last public housing high-rises in her district.

Mike Kitsock never thought he’d still be fighting fires as a sexagenarian. ...

After experiencing overtly racist behavior by a quasi-public official, two brothers are on a crusade for accountability. Will anyone in their community care?

The increase in service on Philadelphia’s busiest transit line comes as a response to changing rider habits, SEPTA officials said.

The new owner will be free to redevelop the buildings and surrounding land as they choose, with no restrictions barring market-rate housing.

It took two years to renovate the giant building, which will open mid-March.

A new development project in North Philly is taking a unique approach to employ more people of color — and it seems to be working.

The new program is an example of the local solutions emerging in cities as leaders grapple with growing affordability crises.

Philadelphia is changing rapidly. How can we design smarter, more equitably, and more beautifully to improve the quality of life of our city’s residents?

PlanPhilly’s look back at 2019 focuses on changes in renter’s rights, preservation policy, and exclusionary planning.

Regulars remember Everybody Hits as an “only in Philadelphia” kind of space.

Thomas Devaney's new book of poems charts his complicated relationship with his home city of Philadelphia. Then, 1812 Productions, a local political satire group.