Changing Communities

Philadelphia real estate professionals say the coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause temporary problems, but won’t derail the sector’s growth.

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.

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.

Three friends chronicle the gentrification of their changing hometown and call for a new Harlem Renaissance in the Wilma Theater’s newest production.

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.