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Changing Communities

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Community
Billy Penn

From 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.

6 years ago

Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation (Courtesy of Cultural Heritage Partners)
Community

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.

6 years ago

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, seven-year-old Emilia Tembe pulls back on her hand-crafted toy bow and arrow made of sticks and leaves as she stands on a fallen tree, in the Ka 'a kyr village, Para state, Brazil. “This part used to be a native forest. This was primary jungle. But the fire arrived and it cleared the land,” said Emidio Tembe, Emilia’s grandfather and the Ka’ a kyr chieftain who named the village. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
Community

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.

7 years ago

The Painted Bride Art Center in Old City (Google maps)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

7 years ago

USGS image
Down the Shore
Community

N.J. flood zone buyout program purchases 700th property

Officials say New Jersey's flood zone buyout program has closed on its 700th property. 

7 years ago

An artist's rendering shows an 18-story Parkway Corp. development proposed for 2230 Market Street. (Parkway Corp./Center City District)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

7 years ago

Somerton Interfaith Food Bank at St. Andrew's In-The-Field Episcopal Church
Community
Broke in Philly

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

7 years ago

The Haverford Board of Commissioners met for the first time since Bon Air volunteer firefighter company was shut down on Wednesday September 4th because a member had sought membership with the Proud Boys. The actions by the township have residents split. The township announced that the fire house will be reopened. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
The Why
Community

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

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U Haul truck
PlanPhilly
Community

Why 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.

7 years ago

Adults play in the 'highly instagrammable' marshmallow pit at the Fashion District's Candytopia exhibit. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Meet Fashion District Philadelphia, a mall designed for our age of ‘insanely limited attention spans’

The $420 million remake of The Gallery aims to reinvent the shopping mall’s relationship to Center City.

7 years ago

Zenaida Bautista, Jose Cabañas, and their daughters Jannet and Audrey, at their home in Ambler. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

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.

7 years ago

Listen 4:19
The former clinic of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Philly abortion doctor’s ‘house of horrors’ listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-choice activists want to buy it.

The former clinic is listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-abortion activists, some of whom will gather Saturday at the grave of Gosnell’s victims, want to buy it.

7 years ago

Listen 5:16
(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

City Council preview: Everything Philly leaders will be fighting about this fall

We asked city leaders to tell us their priorities for the fall session. Here’s what Darrell Clarke, Cherelle Parker, Allan Domb and others are planning.

7 years ago

The Creative Vision Factory is a peer-run drop-in center that aims to use art and a welcoming atmosphere to help people struggling with mental illness, homelessness and addiction. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Upgrading the neighborhood makes a treasured arts spot uneasy

The Wilmington arts center has been fostering creativity and soothing minds for nine years, but the character of the neighborhood around it is changing.

7 years ago

Listen 5:02
Ali Baba Hookah Lounge on Castor Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Puff, Puff, Pass: Philly Council to debate banning hookah bars in most of the city

Neighborhood groups across the Northeast are on a campaign to shut down hookah bars they see as disruptive to their community.

7 years ago

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