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Community

Philly relaunches $10,000 home assistance program for first-time buyers

The money from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development will help first-time buyers with a down payment or closing costs.

2 months ago

The Philly skyline
Community

Philly tourism is up, but not to pre-pandemic levels yet

The new report shows that the rebound after COVID lockdowns is real, and both recreational and business travelers are coming back to Philadelphia.

2 months ago

Congressman Brendan Boyle awards $150,000 for business district improvement in Olney (Tom MacDonald WHYY)
Urban Planning

Olney’s North 5th Street small business corridor receives federal funding for revitalization efforts

The money is from a new federal program designed to help prevent crime, improve the streetscape and increase economic activity in the area.

2 months ago

File photo: Christian Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks at a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island in New York, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union are headed for a rematch Monday, May 2, 2022, when a federal labor board will tally votes cast by warehouse workers in yet another election on Staten Island.
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Amazon workers in NYC reject union in a reversal of fortune

Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. Amazon unionization.

2 months ago

Business members and officials gather outside New Olympia House Restaurant to celebrate small biz week.
Community

Small biz week comes with a call for relief from Philly’s COVID regulations

The owners of small businesses are hoping the city will not go back to the masking regulations that cut their sales — especially for establishments selling food.

2 months ago

Plans for Riverfront East include two million square feet of office space, more than 350,000 square feet of retail, and more than 4,200 residential units. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Wilmington’s ‘other’ riverfront gets funding to build out sewer infrastructure

Wilmington’s grand plans to duplicate success on the east side of the Christina River get a boost from $4.8 million in federal funds.

2 months ago

Artifacts found at the site reveal a mix of imported and locally manufactured goods. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

The history of Philly commerce is emerging from underground along the Delaware River

Before a 25-story complex can be built along the Delaware River, archeologists are digging up the origins of Philly’s shipping trade.

2 months ago

Dr. Ala Stanford (right) accepted part of $3 million in funding from Community Project Funding from Congressman Dwight Evans (left) at the Center for Health Equity on March 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly’s Black Doctors Consortium receives $3 million in federal funding

The free health clinic launched during the pandemic targets Black populations that lack access to health care.

3 months ago

FILE - The THC percentages of recreational marijuana are visible on the product packaging sitting on a countertop, April 19, 2021, in Mamaroneck, N.Y.  New York is proposing a $200 million fund to help people of color, women and some others start marijuana businesses. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey awards first round of recreational marijuana licenses for growers

Nearly 70 entities wishing to grow and manufacture cannabis were awarded licenses, but the commission said dispensary applications weren’t ready yet.

3 months ago

The Philadelphia Housing Authority's headquarters. (Darryl Murphy/ WHYY)
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Philly hopes to lure new property owners to voucher program with bonus money

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is offering signing bonuses and free insurance to landlords who join the agency’s housing voucher program.

3 months ago

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Urban Planning

Stalled affordable housing project in North Philly gets new life

Council President Clarke originally held up the resolution needed to build six homes after hearing neighborhood complaints about parking.

3 months ago

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Community

Philly awards 2nd round of grants to Kensington community groups tackling opioid crisis

The Kensington Community Resilience Fund directs $200,000 to organizations focused on improving the quality of life in neighborhoods hard-hit by the opioid epidemic.

4 months ago

Norristown, Pa. in Montgomery County (wikimedia commons)
Community

Montgomery County calls on residents and organizations to submit ideas for American Rescue Plan funding

With $161 million to disburse, the county will host three town halls next week, in person and virtually, to offer more details on the process.

4 months ago

Sandra Dungee Glenn in front of a West Philly property
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Philly startup awarded $450K to ‘change the face’ of real estate development

The Growth Collective will use the money to support seven development companies, all of which are Black-owned and operated.

4 months ago

Kerry Hairston says better housing''would stop a lot of crime'' (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Urban Planning

‘Hope is coming’ to Wilmington’s East Side with $30 million for new and renovated homes

The mayor says the neighborhood has been “neglected for decades and decades.” He says improvements will be noticeable within six months.

5 months ago

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