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Changing Communities

a streetview of The 400 block of Cooper Street
Education

Rutgers-Camden breaks ground on Cooper Street Gateway

The $60 million project will provide space for faculty, students and the community.

1 year ago

Shalimar Thomas
Urban Planning

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

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The former site of the PES Refinery
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Warehouse 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

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Rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly 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

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big brick building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A 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

Vintage photo of a very crowded beach
Arts & Entertainment

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

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FILE - Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How 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 50:00
Ken Segal standing in front of a wall of brightly colored artworks
Arts & Entertainment

Treasured 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 6:06
Capital One Arena
Urban Planning

2 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 outgoing executive director of Taller Puertorriqueño Dr. Carmen Febo San Miguel.
Community
Billy Penn

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 Historical Society of Pennsylvania archives contain a large collection of Dox Thrash's WPA-era works. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

For its bicentennial, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania will tell the stories of its community partners

The first exhibition, which opens Jan. 30, will be in collaboration with the Association for Public Art.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Rev. Robert Collier Sr. speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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

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Gabriela Sánchez is executive director of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

‘Exactly what I need to be doing’: At 32, artist Gabriela Sánchez is leading the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

A Philly native, Gabriela Sánchez is focused on funding projects that advance social justice, equity and bilingualism.

2 years ago

The official front logo on the shirts giving to students at the event
Education

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

Nanu's Hot Chicken on Cottman Avenue, where the Rashid brothers are planning much more
Community

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

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