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Changing Communities
The surprising truth behind the racial dynamics of gentrification in Philly
While it may be harder to tell, data suggests white neighborhoods in Philly are actually gentrifying faster than black neighborhoods.
6 years ago
Listen 7:37From slums to sleek towers: How Philly became cleaner, safer, and more unequal
The reinvention of Society Hill in the 1960s is widely considered one of the first instances of gentrification — although no one called it that at the time.
6 years ago
Listen 6:37‘Gentrified’ series draws out stories about changing relationships across Philly
As neighborhoods gentrify, there is a complex web of effects — some positive, some negative. This week WHYY is examining those changes from the ground up.
6 years ago
Listen 5:03In leaving state oversight, Pittsburgh says it’s prepared for the risk
6 years ago
Pittsburgh sheds distressed city status as fiscal health improves
6 years ago
State College has boomed in recent years due to the presence of Penn State's main campus. But what does that mean for low-income residents?
7 years ago
Listen 5:30Johnstown residents bristle over town’s portrayal in recent viral article on Trump supporters
A widely shared article used Johnstown, Pennsylvania as a lens to showcase the loyalty of President Trump’s supporters. But local residents are balking at the portrait.
7 years ago
Local leaders in State College urge congressman to support DREAM Act
State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham asked Congressman Thompson to support the passage of a DREAM act.
7 years ago
Pa. teen takes action against hate mail
A Montgomery County teen was admittedly curious when she came home from school this month and sorted through the mail. But that curiosity soon turned to outrage.
7 years ago
Listen 4:24South Philly family of refugees leaves trauma behind for hard work in America
Anyone who thinks refugees in America get a golden ticket hasn’t met Tatiana Angama.
7 years ago
Alt-right flyers posted throughout three Pennsylvania college campuses
7 years ago
Municipal distress getting worse in Pennsylvania, new data show
7 years ago
Before razing North Philly apartments, telling its stories and history
9 years ago
Germantown Avenue then and now
9 years ago
Bethlehem then and now, from steel town to arts community
On a recent summer evening, hundreds of people - lawn chairs and blankets in tow flocked to SteelStacks, a premiere arts campus at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant
10 years ago