Changing Communities

Philadelphia city officials say 2018 is expected to be the first time in five years that opioid-fueled drug overdose deaths are down.

Surveillance cameras are coming to Philadelphia neighborhoods as part of a plan to make illegal dumpers pay for their trashy behavior.

A landmark artists collective in Philadelphia — Space 1026 — is gearing up to move out of its building of 21 years. This weekend's art auction pulls out the stops.

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

City workers and volunteers in Philadelphia are teaming up for the second time in as many months to beautify dozens of trash and needle-s ...

The new development is part of a massive, federally funded undertaking that began in earnest in 2016, when PHA imploded the high-rise towers.

Statewide research from Pennsylvania State University finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Geoff Gordon, Live Nation regional president who heads the team that will manage The Met on Philly's North Broad Street.

The energy-efficient, 1,300-square-foot homes are already being promoted for sale at $229,999 each.

It's been about six months since Philadelphia first tried to break up encampments of homeless drug users. So what happens to the people who are forced to leave?

How do neighbors start organizing for changes in their community?

DRWC has sought to redesign a series of “connector streets” to the river — and Washington Avenue is the latest effort.

The northeast section of Wilmington is dominated by public housing and an overcrowded prison.  Only a handful of businesses thrive, whil ...

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Dorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain. ...