Changing Communities

As Philly grows, historical preservationists worry that the city is sacrificing its built heritage for the sake of development.

The popular fish address sign is a potent symbol with different meanings for different people in the fast-changing Philadelphia neighborhood.

Recent student protests of professor Camille Paglia at University of the Arts reflect the larger debate about free speech on campus.

As the Mayfair section of Philadelphia becomes more diverse, residents are united in their hopes for a way of relieving the traffic congestion.

The name Jim Kenney didn’t inspire much emotion around Fairhill and Strawberry Mansion. People are focused on worries that never seem to change no matter who's in City Hall.

Philadelphia’s soda tax — which raises money to fund pre-K, community schools, improving parks, and other initiatives — has many critics and some defenders

The building will include a green roof and 54 underground parking spaces, as well as four electric vehicle charging stations.

Philly's changing demographics, and what some residents see as a renewed threat to Chinatown’s cultural identity, are at the center of this debate.

Philly’s furnace party, explained.

Pennsylvania had one of the wettest summers on record last year. The intense rainfall and flooding caused farmers across the state to lose significant crops.

Pew’s ‘State of the City’ report reads like Philly’s annual physical, clocking growth, successes, and struggles over the past 10 years.

Two years after her death, a neighborhood activist's legacy of love lives on.

The planned North Station District development could reshape North Philly for decades to come. Neighbors are organizing for construction jobs and other benefits.

The ‘community store’ version of the coffeeshop in Parkside will have space for local groups and hire from neighborhood.

Students in rural Pennsylvania face two big obstacles to college completion: cost and access. A new college is out to change that.