Changing Communities

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.

According to a release from the city, 60 asylum seekers arrived Thursday, and at least 43 of them were taken to the city’s welcoming facility to receive aid.

Dozens of Chinatown residents and supporters came out on Christmas to sing carols to protest against the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena.

Representatives from 76 Devcorp drew Ben Simmons levels of boos from the crowd.

The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.