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Changing Communities
The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.
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Judge orders UC Townhomes protest encampment be broken up Monday
Judge allows removal of encampment after weeks of protesting at site. Personal property taken by law enforcement must be claimed within 30 days.
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Philly citizen scientists gather heat and air quality data in hopes of a ‘more livable’ city
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.
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Listen 4:01A tour of dead and dying malls around Philadelphia, monuments to a bygone age
Some are dated and quaint. Others have undergone aesthetic “upgrades” that do little to stop their decline.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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The Mantua property was renovated after sitting abandoned for a decade.
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The store is at the center of an area about to be flooded with new apartments.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:27‘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.
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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.
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