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A hydrant is open at Reese and Cumberland streets
Studio 2

Heat Island Effect, Roosevelt Blvd Subway, Things to Do

Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency due to oppressive temperatures that could feel like a hundred degrees. We’ll talk about extreme heat and efforts to fight it.

Air Date: July 27, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:08
Rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A scary proposition’: A 35-property Zillow listing is raising eyebrows in West Philly

The post appeared in early May, but has recently gained attention thanks to TikTok.

3 years ago

Listen 1:48
A rowhome in Spring Garden.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly is cracking down on unlicensed Airbnb hosts, with 1,500 listings at risk of removal

Looking to list your space? Two years after a law tightened requirements, the city is getting serious about enforcement.

3 years ago

Angel Davis stands at a podium with her lawyer, Bethany Nikitenko
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly woman critically injured in eviction shooting sues city’s landlord-tenant officer

The suit seeks damages in excess of $50,000 for the “substantial physical and emotional pain and suffering” Angel Davis has endured as a result of the shooting.

3 years ago

Listen 1:28
A row of mailboxes tagged with evacuation notices during the Oak Fire in Mariposa, Calif.
NPR
Community

How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown

It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.

3 years ago

Cleopatra Herrera standing on a front porch.
Health

A Philly woman’s dream to build a transitional housing center for expecting Black mothers is getting support from City Hall

“A Home from Shana Foundation” was created by founder Cleopatra Herrera, who wanted to advocate for expecting Black mothers and their childbirth rights.

3 years ago

People hold signs as they march, demanding affordable housing for all.
Community

Photo essay: Philly protesters rally against housing injustice, demand affordable housing for all

Organizers with One PA say they want banks and local and federal governments to fix the housing crisis they created.

3 years ago

A view of a former factory building, now affordable housing units, from the outside.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s coming back to life’: Philly nonprofit hopes former factory becomes neighborhood asset

The hulking building is being transformed into a new mixed-use development. The first phase of the project is now complete.

3 years ago

Wesley Lowery is the author of American Whitelash. Photograph by Antoine Lyers.
Studio 2

American Whitelash, Pausing Evictions, Things to Do

In his book American Whitelash, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery writes about the rise in white supremacist violence in years following the Obama presidency.

Air Date: July 20, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:07
Health inspectors and residents stand outside of a brick apartment building.
Community

Camden officials inspect ‘disgraceful’ apartment complex neglected by owner

Residents say All American Gardens Apartments have been neglected for years.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly landlord-tenant officer agrees to pause evictions after shooting in Kensington

The decision follows a string of shootings by landlord-tenant officers over the last several months.

3 years ago

Listen 5:55
An aerial view of houses and people on a sidewalk.
Courts & Law
6abc

Court-appointed contractor shoots woman during eviction in Port Richmond, police say

Further details on what led up to the shooting have not been released.

3 years ago

Partially crumbled facade of building
PlanPhilly
Community

Pa. AG sues over ‘deplorable’ handling of Philly apartment buildings

The suit seeks to bar SBG Management Services from renewing lease agreements and collecting rent until all properties are repaired.

3 years ago

A rowhome in Spring Garden
Community
Billy Penn

After decades of sketchy evictions, legal and housing advocates hope Philly’s recent LTO shootings might lead to real change

The city instituted the LTO to replace famously corrupt constables, but the private contractors who carry firearms have also run into problems.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Money

‘A return to normal’: New report shows silver lining for renters in Philadelphia

Prices remain high, but aren’t growing at the rate they were during the pandemic.

3 years ago

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