Changing Communities

The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.

“Philly Based” features works by 13 contemporary transplants to Philadelphia, set against neon signs from the city’s past.

Local entrepreneurs announce plans to expand all natural fruit flavored ice cream business beyond Philadelphia.

The word ‘jawn’ can be used to replace any noun in a sentence, but the term is more than an interchangeable Philly word. It has a deeper meaning, writes Kae Lani Palmisano.

Pointing to success elsewhere in Philly, advocates say the BID is just what the corridor needs.

Lehigh University Art Gallery asked New York artist Shimon Attie to make “Starstruck,” a film and sculptural installation about the history of Bethlehem, Pa.

Tenants say they were abruptly told to move their studios and businesses — or face eviction.

The Delaware County seat wants to incorporate form-based code into its zoning laws. This planning method organizes communities based on their physical form rather than use.

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

The church was built in 1882 with the donations of Polish immigrants. The archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2014 announced the church's closure.

The one-of-a-kind shop was where many Philadelphians would come to drop off unwanted building scraps and to look for unexpected treasures amid piles of reclaimed materials.

The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.

Judge allows removal of encampment after weeks of protesting at site. Personal property taken by law enforcement must be claimed within 30 days.

Philly is one of 14 cities and counties across the country chosen by a federal agency to collect heat data this summer, in an annual citizen science project.

Some are dated and quaint. Others have undergone aesthetic “upgrades” that do little to stop their decline.