Changing Communities
Not in my traffic lane: How Society Hill kept out safer bikeways
Society Hill Civic Association blocked installation of barrier posts designed to protect people in bike lanes. Neighbors want the veto to be reconsidered.
5 years ago
Show me the money: Jumpstart Philly announces $3 million in loans for neighborhood developers
The program, along with new backing from Reinvestment Fund, aims to help aspiring developers move forward with projects across the city.
5 years ago
Italian Market BID dead after opponents raise voices
A proposed business improvement district (BID) that divided Italian Market property owners, tenants, and residents won’t advance in 2019.
5 years ago
Listen to a live conversation between Philly developer Ori Feibush, Paul Farber of Monument Lab, preservationist Faye Anderson and artist Karyn Olivier.
5 years ago
Listen 65:21From needle-filled lot to colorful community garden, a North Philly school is transformed
Neighbors said the Fairhill space “was like a cemetery” before the Mural Arts project came in.
5 years ago
Princeton is the 2nd N.J. locality, first in Philly region to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Local officials say Princeton is not replacing Columbus Day since it did not observe the holiday to begin with.
5 years ago
Arrows and smartphones: Daily life of Amazon Tembe tribe
They hunt with bows and arrows, fish for piranhas and gather wild plants, while some watch soap operas on TV or check the internet on phones inside thatch-roof huts.
5 years ago
Judge: Old City’s Painted Bride can’t be sold for condos
The Painted Bride Art Center can’t sell its Old City home because of the building’s “priceless” mural facade, designed by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.
5 years ago
N.J. flood zone buyout program purchases 700th property
Officials say New Jersey's flood zone buyout program has closed on its 700th property.
5 years ago
Center City draws $2.8B in development — and fewer parking lots
Center City District’s latest report shows a booming real estate market. For Parkway Corp., the demand for land means a move away from operating parking.
5 years ago
Why is poverty increasing in Northeast Philly? Aging population, immigration, gentrification
The storied enclave of some 300,000 residents has seen poverty become a burgeoning and unwanted feature over the last generation
5 years ago
How a firefighter’s extremist ties divided Haverford
A volunteer firefighter's interest in the extremist group the Proud Boys has Haverford Township residents fighting over whether it should vet the views of public servants.
Air Date: September 19, 2019
Listen 14:22Why do people leave Philly? First-of-its-kind study offers answers
We all have ideas about why people leave Philadelphia. A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts puts numbers behind the anecdotes.
5 years ago
The $420 million remake of The Gallery aims to reinvent the shopping mall’s relationship to Center City.
5 years ago
Pa. parents with severely ill or disabled kids face deportation after Trump policy change
Recipients of the letters included parents of extremely sick children born in the U.S. and children receiving treatment for cancer, some of whom live in Pa.
5 years ago
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