Neighborhoods
Philly faith leaders criticize arena agreement with Sixers
Members of POWER Interfaith raised a number of concerns with the deal that would keep the Sixers in the city until 2061.
2 days ago
Listen 1:05Philly will now pick up your old fridge at the curb. But you may have to wait
City sanitation crews have already collected tons worth of household items too big to put in the regular trash.
3 days ago
Listen 1:17Chinatown residents speak of how arena plans can and have affected the Philly neighborhood
Vivian Chang works on a street where Phillies stadium plans crumbled in the 2000s. Debbie Law's family moved its store when rent tripled after the 76ers' plans were announced.
4 days ago
Vigil at LOVE Park honors Palestinian lives lost in Israel-Hamas war
Families for Ceasefire Philly organized the vigil in front of the LOVE statue, where mourners hung a sign with the words “Gaza."
5 days ago
The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:23Philly restarts curbside trash pickup of bulky items, by appointment
Items eligible for pickup include refrigerators, large furniture, hot water heaters and even tires.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:10The city has finally released its Sixers arena impact studies. Here’s what they say
The four analyses are expected to help stakeholders weigh the value of building a privately funded basketball arena in Center City.
1 month ago
Listen 11:57Kensington photography book captures a bubble of joy inside a neighborhood in crisis
The photography in “The Group for Mutual Improvement” shows a group of misfit Kensington neighbors building unlikely bonds.
2 months ago
Listen 3:04Conrail warns Philly’s Graffiti Pier trespassers it’s not a public park — and might never be
The city is still pushing for Graffiti Pier to join its public park network, but Conrail is considering “all viable options” after the pier’s partial collapse.
2 months ago
Listen 1:14A giant ginger jar rises in Kensington proclaiming, ‘We Here’
Potter Roberto Lugo installed the first of three totems to neighborhood creativity in the Mural Arts Philadelphia project.
3 months ago
Units at the Arlene Thorpe Townhomes are permanently affordable thanks to a public-private partnership led by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project.
3 months ago
Philly training program seeks to increase city’s supply of affordable housing
Since launching in 2015, Jumpstart Germantown has issued more than $50 million in loans to help new developers renovate vacant single-family homes.
4 months ago
‘Crisis point’: Montco launches council to address growing food insecurity
The Montco Anti-Hunger Network reported a 60% increase in food pantry visits in 2023.
4 months ago
Listen 1:04Delaware County ditches plan to place mental health facility at Delco Woods
Delco’s previous decision to assess the possibility of placing long-term structured residences at the county’s largest park garnered widespread criticism.
4 months ago
New academy graduates will be immediately dispatched to walk the beat in Philly’s “Kensington pocket.” The police commissioner says arrests will be made.
4 months ago