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Changing Communities

Artist rendering of the National Sports and Events Center. (Courtesy of IDG Development LLC)
Arts & Entertainment

Coatesville officials bank on new $50 million sports and event facility to put Chester County’s only city back on the map

Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.

1 year ago

Customers shop for produce in Chinatown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

‘Community is irrelevant’ to developers who have tried to exploit Chinatown

Behemoth developments in residential communities destroy the fabric that has held people together over generations.

1 year ago

Ribbon cutting at the brand new Grocery Outlet supermarket in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Shoppers line up to welcome Sharswood’s first supermarket in decades

The new North Philly supermarket is part of a sweeping neighborhood revitalization plan dreamed up by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

1 year ago

Chelle Wyatt holds up a cell phone displaying the Otter app, with a message that reads, ''I use this when I go into stores or restaurants where people are wearing masks. There is no way to lip read with masks on.''
Community

Why captions are suddenly everywhere and how they got there

Captions from apps like Otter have proven critical for people joining virtual meetings or talking in person when masked.

1 year ago

The renovated house is in striking contrast to its abandoned state before. (Courtesy of Compass Realty)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

West Philly house that can mine crypto sells for $237k, sparking debate over gentrification and what ‘affordable’ means

The Mantua property was renovated after sitting abandoned for a decade.

1 year ago

People walk by a building that will house the new Giant supermarket. A blue sky and City Hall are visible in the background.
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

New Giant supermarket opens on North Broad, bringing local goods and groceries to a fast-developing stretch

The store is at the center of an area about to be flooded with new apartments.

1 year ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Philly announces 30 winners of Community Champions Awards grants

Twenty of the recipient organizations are set to receive a total of $325,000. Ten community members are going to each receive $2,500 in financial help.

1 year ago

The former refinery is visible in the distance, with a bare, dirt field in the foreground.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Philly refinery re-do features trucking, despite calls for carbon-free development

Community groups representing areas that endured refinery pollution for 150 years say they have not gotten a say in the redevelopment plans.

1 year ago

University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Community

University City Townhomes tenants could get more time to relocate before closure

The property owner has asked HUD to extend its affordable housing contract to Sept. 7 as residents wait for the vouchers they need to move.

1 year ago

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A rendering of the affordable housing development, Be A Gem Crossing
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s a blessing’: Affordable housing to replace nuisance motel in North Philadelphia

North10 Philadelphia is building "Be a Gem Crossing" at Westmoreland Street and Germantown Avenue. It will replace a motel that neighbors have tried to close for two decades.

1 year ago

Stormy Philadelphia skyline at sunset
Community

Philly lost nearly 25,000 residents in 2021, according to new census report

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show Philadelphia joined other large cities across the country in shedding residents between 2020 and 2021.

2 years ago

The Upper side of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. (Courtesy of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)
Community

Senior living, hotel to replace St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.

2 years ago

Elfreth’s Alley in Old City
Urban Planning

Preservation, livability, and the efficacy of Philly’s historic districts

Historic districts can be a tool for neighborhoods with a historic vibe worth preserving. But in Philly, historic districts can be burdensome for working-class communities.

2 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at night
Urban Planning

Center City district calls for more businesses in Philadelphia to return to office

The Center City District report claims without a return to office, the downtown economy can’t return to pre-pandemic levels.

2 years ago

218 Arch Street in May 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

What can human bones, buried beneath a construction site, teach us about 18th century Philadelphia?

Scientists, archaeologists, and historians are documenting stories from those buried and uncovered at the former First Baptist Church cemetery site.

2 years ago

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