Neighborhoods

Things are so bad at the Church of the Advocate that the ceiling is literally falling down.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission is expected to rule on a historic district in Overbrook Farms, limiting development in the turn-of-the-century community.

Officials say New Jersey's flood zone buyout program has closed on its 700th property. 

U.S. Census director Steven Dillingham got an update on Delaware's progress reaching "hard-to-count" groups ahead of the 2020 Census.

Mega-townhouses are popping up on Old City’s shop-lined streets and some fear the development trend could pose an existential threat to the historic neighborhood.

Two thirds of Philadelphia public schools don’t have playgrounds, and until now, there were none in the 19120 zip code.

The city made a few adjustments this year to how it handles the massive festival founded by Jay-Z. The changes are intended to resolve tensions in the area about its impact.

South Philadelphia has one of the nation’s highest rates of bike commuters. That fact alone can’t solve the neighborhood’s street design divide.

We asked a few members of the Nicetown-Tioga community to tell us about their experience of their neighborhood, and the event that shut it down it on Wednesday.

There were board games, beach chairs and a *lot* of different wheels.

For some African-American cultural institutions based on North Broad Street, programs like Philly Free Streets give them a chance to elevate their work.

We’re partnering with Thirsty Dice for the car-free party on North Broad.

Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.

After a shooting at Baker Playground in Overbrook injured 7 people, the community organized a rally against gun violence exactly one week later.

Newt’s swim spot was a community hub.