Changing Communities
West Philly’s roller skating medical worker is turning a neglected park into ‘Skate U’
Granahan Playground and Skatepark is getting a smooth makeover thanks to Cohen Thompson.
5 years ago
What’s Here to Stay or Gone Forever?
COVID-19 hasn’t just changed the world — it’s transformed the way we live. On a national scale, it has upended politics and flatten ...
Air Date: June 26, 2020
Listen 49:11South Kensington gardeners challenge housing project — and win a conversation
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha is partnering with Scannapieco Development Corporation on the mixed-income development.
5 years ago
Skipped the census? A knock on your door may be coming as early as July
To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out forms.
5 years ago
Reopening economy in a COVID-19 hotspot stresses doctors in rural Pa.
Businesses are hurt. Unemployment is unprecedented. But coronavirus cases in this rural Pa. town have still been spiking. Now, as restrictions ease, hospitals could be tested.
6 years ago
‘Not gonna break my bank’: Developers say coronavirus won’t end Philly’s real estate boom
Philadelphia real estate professionals say the coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause temporary problems, but won’t derail the sector’s growth.
6 years ago
Life during coronavirus: the Pennsylvania shutdown in pictures
Across the state, Pennsylvanians are trying to adjust to a new normal. Life in our homes, our public spaces, and our economy looks much different than it did mere weeks ago.
6 years ago
Why 18 strangers spent 6 months raising $150,000 for Philly public spaces
The Giving Project brings together people to collectively raise money and then give it away. This week, the group decided how to disseminate $150,000.
6 years ago
Three friends chronicle the gentrification of their changing hometown and call for a new Harlem Renaissance in the Wilma Theater’s newest production.
6 years ago
Listen 1:27Philly border fight: How a ‘secret’ working-class neighborhood built its own wall
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.
6 years ago
Listen 14:00At this barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa., red, blue and other come together for conversations of political ‘grace and mercy.’
6 years ago
Listen 5:20Speaking Mam in MAGA country: Immigration, education and the teenage boy in the middle
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.
6 years ago
Listen 7:21West Philly’s new council rep blasts West Park tower sale
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.
6 years ago
‘So tragic’: Volunteer firefighter shortage threatens Pa. traditions and public safety
Mike Kitsock never thought he’d still be fighting fires as a sexagenarian. ...
6 years ago
Listen 5:19‘Cancel culture’ in Coal Country: Two Trump-voting brothers on a mission to fight racism
After experiencing overtly racist behavior by a quasi-public official, two brothers are on a crusade for accountability. Will anyone in their community care?
6 years ago
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