
Changing Communities
Rutgers-Camden breaks ground on Cooper Street Gateway
The $60 million project will provide space for faculty, students and the community.
1 year ago
North Broad’s economic renaissance strategy now has a budget
Property owners along North Broad Street inside the new district paid an extra fee to support economic development efforts along the commercial corridor.
1 year ago
Listen 3:34Warehouse construction begins at former South Philly refinery site
The 300,000-square-foot building is the first of dozens planned for the demolished site of the largest refinery on the East Coast.
2 years ago
Listen :54Philly remains a city of homeowners amid sharp drop in residential property sales
Pew’s latest “State of the City” report shows the homeownership rate is still above 50% even as an inventory crisis crunches the housing market.
2 years ago
Listen 0:49A former Harrowgate textile mill gets new life as an apartment building
Collins Lofts is the third redevelopment Odin Properties has completed in the North Philly neighborhood.
2 years ago
N.J. State Museum exhibit offers a look at people and life in the Garden State in the 20th century
Rare photos from Grant Castner are part of a special new exhibit at the science, history and art museum.
2 years ago
Listen 1:10How Immigration Shapes America, Dance Legend Rennie Harris
Immigration at our Southern border has become a central issue in the 2024 election. Our guest makes the case for why immigrants are a win for the country.
Air Date: March 20, 2024
Listen 50:00Treasured Wilmington art studio, drop-in center for people ‘on edges of society’ is closing
The Creative Vision Factory has been a mecca and safe haven for people struggling with mental illness, substance abuse, or homelessness, and sometimes all three.
2 years ago
Listen 6:062 D.C. neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town
The sports teams' proposed move to Virginia, as well as the WNBA's Mystics potentially moving into Capital One Arena, has stoked concern in Chinatown and Congress Heights.
2 years ago
Nasheli Ortiz-González and the power of creating community: ‘People have saved me’
Fashion is as much a vehicle for activism and art as community organizing is, says the new director of Taller Puertorriqueño.
2 years ago
The first exhibition, which opens Jan. 30, will be in collaboration with the Association for Public Art.
2 years ago
Listen 1:23‘Groundbreaking project’: Black Clergy of Philadelphia backs Sixers’ arena proposal
The endorsement is part of a broader effort to execute a community benefits agreement the team wants to finalize before construction starts.
2 years ago
Listen 1:11A Philly native, Gabriela Sánchez is focused on funding projects that advance social justice, equity and bilingualism.
2 years ago
Delaware’s first-ever Latinos Unidos Summit aims to empower Latino students and others
Nearly 200 Latino students will take part in the summit that’s designed to build community among young people throughout Delaware.
2 years ago
The Nanu’s brothers already planning expansion — and the region’s first all-halal food hall
From Pakistan to Brooklyn to Northeast Philly, the Rashid family sticks together and tries to give back to their community.
2 years ago