Changing Communities

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

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

Many Ukrainian volunteers in Romania are helping new refugees sort out their lives after the trauma of fleeing the war.

Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.

Advocates see a rise in people on the brink of displacement or already unhoused. Older adults face unique obstacles to finding new places to live.

For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.

The small borough in Salem County, N.J. hopes properties sold at auction will be added back to the tax rolls while generating some money to plan future projects.

The owner of an affordable rental project in University City wants to sell the property, and is going to court over a just-passed City Council bill to ban the sale.

A report from the Center City District says city living remained attractive during the pandemic with continued robust construction and rapid home sales.

The "final design" decision to take Washington Avenue from 5 lanes to 3 was praised by many - then scrapped after concerns from vocal community organizations.

Some longtime residents of the historically Black borough in Camden County are concerned that development is coming at a cost of the town’s history.

It’s too soon to say how Washington Avenue will ultimately look, and what impact it will have on the neighborhoods surrounding it.

Baltimore uses a local preservation tax credit to stabilize neighborhoods. Could the approach help Philadelphia?

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.