Changing Communities

The brand with the most convenience stores in the city is 7-Eleven. It’s been the Philly market leader for over a decade — but Wawa is closing in.

A plan to create a supervised injection site in Philadelphia is faces fierce opposition from neighbors in Kensington, ground zero of the city's opioid epidemic.

Modernizing the Philadelphia Free Library system has meant more than offering computer labs and e-books.

Penn researchers found calls to police went down by “significant and substantive” margins after schools were shuttered.

Bethlehem Steel built a skyscraper in the 1970s, just ahead of the industry's collapse. The tower sat mostly vacant for a decade, but the city found other ways to revitalize.

Filbert Street outside Reading Terminal Market will become Philly’s first roadway designed to transform from vehicle pathway to pedestrian plaza, officials announced Thursday.

While Uber says drivers "are at the heart" of its service, the company admitted in a recent SEC filing that it only expects driver dissatisfaction to increase.

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.