Changing Communities

Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency due to oppressive temperatures that could feel like a hundred degrees. We’ll talk about extreme heat and efforts to fight it.

Philadelphia is enforcing regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnb. Other cities are also cracking down. What impact do Airbnbs have on neighborhoods and on housing?

Why do people lie? Wharton professor Maurice Schweitzer weighs in on the thrill some people get from not telling the truth. Plus, trivia and things to do.

Attendees at the Guerin Recreation Center discussed the obvious and not-so-obvious signs that gentrification is about to impact a neighborhood.

The Welcoming Center started by offering programs to help immigrants integrate in Philly. Now those immigrants are shaping its future.

African cuisine is the highlight of the Woodland Avenue commercial corridor, where most of the residents are from Africa and the Caribbean.

The conversation focused on the influx of wealth and redevelopment of Philly’s neighborhoods.

It hasn’t been easy to adjust after escaping Kabul when the Taliban took over, but Najia and Danish see a bright future for their girls.

The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is the latest group to formally oppose the $1.3 billion project.

The library is the first of 12 to receive upgrades with funding from Philly’s soda tax as part of the city’s Rebuild program.

Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section is using Black History Month to highlight the neighborhood’s deep, historic roots.

So far the DC-based group has awarded 21 provisional grants in its original city, plus four in Philly.

Construction is slated to start this week on Arguto Court, an adaptive reuse project featuring office space and a cafe.

Chinatown’s streets were packed with families celebrating the occasion, with fireworks and dancing lions to complete the scene.

A majority of business owners in Chinatown have signed a petition formally opposing the project, which would sit feet from the neighborhood.