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fire at a home
Community
6abc

2 children killed, 2 firefighters injured in Upper Darby house fire

"My heart goes out to the family. My heart goes out to our members and their families," said Fire Chief Derrick Sawyer.

2 years ago

Jordan Casey is the director of HOPE, which started in July 2021 as an acknowledgement of the relationship between public health outcomes and housing access. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Leitzell)
Urban Planning

New rental housing coalition forms in Delaware County

Community leaders and elected officials are convening to discuss how the county can address the affordable housing crisis.

2 years ago

A person sits with their head in their hands in a forest.
Community

Move over, mid-life crisis: The quarter-life crisis has arrived

Researchers explain how to cope with competitive housing markets, high inflation, and overall stress.

2 years ago

A person works on pieces of wood on a table in the street on a block of rowhomes.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘It’s a blessing’: Philly nonprofit rehabs nearly a dozen homes to prevent displacement and reduce violence

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia revitalizes more than 100 homes each year, largely with the help of private donations. The upgrades are free to homeowners.

2 years ago

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘An unusually slow year’: Philly has roughly 17K property assessment appeals to review

Property assessments dictate how much property owners must pay in property taxes. Bills are due on Friday.

2 years ago

file photo: Philadelphia Police at a crime scene on Nov. 19, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman during eviction in North Philly; police investigating

Police are investigating what went wrong when an eviction officer went to serve papers at a complex near Girard College.

2 years ago

Philadelphia rowhouses.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New Pa. program will send millions to Philly area for home repairs and weatherization

The Whole-Home Repairs Program will provide grants to eligible homeowners and forgivable loans to small landlords.

2 years ago

An investigator, center top, moves through the scene of a deadly explosion in a residential neighborhood in Pottstown
Community

PECO natural gas pipelines did not cause Pottstown home explosion; cause remains unknown, says PUC

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission concluded its 10-month-long investigation into the Pottstown home explosion that killed five people.

2 years ago

Rowhouses are seen overhead in Philly
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s homestead exemption has ‘outsized’ impact on tax burden for residents

The report from Pew Charitable Trusts uses federal and city data to compare the effective tax rates for renters and homeowners.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Council Chamber as seen from the back of the room.
Politics & Policy

Could rent control be in Philly’s future? City Council hosts informational session to get input from renters

City Council members get input on the impact rent control may have on Philly neighborhoods.

2 years ago

Harrisburg Capitol Building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Thousands of homeowners remain at risk as mortgage relief delays continue

The state agency overseeing Pennsylvania’s troubled mortgage relief program has leveled a slew of new accusations as thousands of homeowners remain stuck in limbo.

2 years ago

Rowhouses in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It shouldn’t be this hard’: Council committee explores pervasive form of housing discrimination in Philadelphia

It’s called source of income discrimination. City law makes it illegal, but it’s incredibly common.

2 years ago

Apartment owners and residents protested outside City Hall against a council bill that would mandate automatic sprinklers systems in high-rise buildings ahead of a City Council session
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly property owners push City Council to kill sprinkler bill for high-rise buildings

The measure would require automatic sprinkler systems in existing high-rise buildings that are above 75 feet.

2 years ago

Dawud Bey stands in an unfinished studio apartment in a historic building in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Game-changing’ loan fund in Philly celebrates first affordable housing project

Launched two years ago, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund is designed to help Black and brown developers access capital for affordable housing projects.

2 years ago

The top two floors of a three story rowhouse on North 23rd Street
Courts & Law

Lawsuit blames deadly Fairmount rowhouse fire on PHA, lighter importer

The lawsuit accuses the city's Housing Agency of lax oversight of the three-story rowhouse, where a fire killed 12 members of an extended family last winter.

2 years ago

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