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Changing Communities
Centennial Commons carves out space for East Parkside neighbors to connect
Ashley Hahn heads to Parkside Edge to see how this project aims to find new ways of connecting neighbors to W. Fairmount Park and strengthening the civic infrastructure.
6 years ago
Listen 4:39Pa. golf course incident prompts lawmakers to call for stronger anti-discrimination laws
The moves come in the wake of an allegedly racially-motivated incident at a York County Golf Course in late April.
6 years ago
Philadelphia man’s racial profiling charge prompts Lowe’s to suspend receipt-checking practice
6 years ago
Rail Park opens, carrying the freight of a changing neighborhood
Ashley Hahn takes a deep dive into the Rail Park’s growing pains and lessons learned. The Rail Park's first section will open June 14.
6 years ago
Proposal to protect Philly tenants from unjust eviction may get vote this month
Demonstrators rally for City Council support on a bill to uphold tenant rights
6 years ago
Pa.’s population increase in 2017 was the most dramatic in five years
6 years ago
Pa. dairy farmers struggling to find greener pastures in tough milk market
Along stretches of farmland on South Lincoln Avenue in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you will notice yard signs with bright orange letters that read, “SAVE OUR LOCAL DAIRY FARMS.”
6 years ago
Listen 4:56Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color
6 years ago
Listen 2:05Affordable housing: in Philly and around the country
Air Date: May 23, 2018
Listen 49:28New bill would protect neighborhood groups from lawsuit-happy developers
The bill would make city funds for insurance available to all registered community groups that hold zoning meetings regarding new development projects in their neighborhoods.
6 years ago
Mayor Kenney announces first rec ‘rebuild’ as clash over union diversity heats up
The clash over Rebuild centers around an agreement between the mayor and building trades union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty outlining union hiring plans
6 years ago
As U.S. remembers MLK, West Philly museum considers the legacy of Malcolm X
As the country remembers MLK on the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination, the legacies of the two men are almost inseparable.
6 years ago
A neighborhood walk that’s healthy for you — and the city, too
In urban spaces all over the world, pedestrians traverse their cities’ neighborhoods, with the goal of living by the standards set by urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs.
6 years ago
City seizing blighted Germantown complex owned by nightmare landlord
For years, an abandoned townhome development on East Collom Street has sat open to squatters and vermin.
6 years ago
As some neighbors fight Temple’s move into residential North Philly, others just want to know more
The university’s proposed $130M stadium is the biggest — and most contentious — element of the university's growth plan but for Rawls, a smaller project hits closer to home.
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