Changing Communities
Philadelphia man’s racial profiling charge prompts Lowe’s to suspend receipt-checking practice
The home improvement chain Lowe’s has suspended its practice of checking customers’ receipts at t ...
7 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.
7 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
7 years ago
Pa.’s population increase in 2017 was the most dramatic in five years
Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again, after declining in 2016 — but growth remains concentrated in certain spots, and m ...
7 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.”
7 years ago
Listen 4:56Pa. Statehouse likely getting first openly gay lawmaker of color
The Pennsylvania Legislature is poised to soon make history as it welcomes its first openly gay lawmaker ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:05Affordable housing: in Philly and around the country
Guests: Beth McConnell, David Feldman, Kriston Capps Conventional wisdom suggests that you should spend one third ...
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.
7 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
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago
Philly Fed: Homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods suffer tax delinquency but not displacement
Through the study, the two researchers sought to untangle the impacts of wealthier people moving into less affluent neighborhoods.
7 years ago
Listen 4:14Poetry conveys sense of Philadelphia community
For National Poetry Month, Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asked listeners to write poems about their communities.
7 years ago
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