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Two photos side-by-side show elaborately designed and painted nails.
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Kensington salon Nu Bella Nails is hot on Instagram, and beloved by customers

The art is next level, but it’s the family-style service that brings people back.

4 years ago

Fresh produce and stocked shelves of the grocery store, Riverwards Produce, are visible.
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

What you’ll find at the new Riverwards Produce, now open in Old City

More groceries, more snacks, and more pastries, with a focus on local goods.

4 years ago

In August 2019, hundreds of supporters rallied outside 1515 Arch St before the Zoning Board Adjustment to protest Streamline's proposal to tear down Hoa Binh Plaza. (Photo courtesy of VietLead)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Philadelphia made it possible for community shopping centers like Hoa Binh Plaza to be erased

For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.

4 years ago

Renada Maddox works with students in her preschool class
Community

Riverside ‘down and out’ for too long, but $42M community center coming

Kingswood Community Center in Wilmington is about to undergo a major facelift as part of the $300 million REACH Riverside project.

4 years ago

Listen 2:52
Homes are seen on South 24th between Reed and Wharton streets
Community

South Philly street ceremonially renamed for Point Breeze icon Dorothy Allen

The late Point Breeze leader founded a community center and fought against child hunger.

4 years ago

The entrance to Kreate Hub
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Kreate Hub turned an empty school into a thriving center for artists, entrepreneurs

The incubator is one of several arts initiatives helping beautify and strengthen the neighborhood.

4 years ago

Linda Shockley (right) and Stanley Conaway Jr. protest outside. Linda holds a sign that says,
Community

Lawnside residents concerned about development that’s paving over history

Some longtime residents of the historically Black borough in Camden County are concerned that development is coming at a cost of the town’s history.

4 years ago

Listen 6:01
Rosie Alfaro and her two sons, Marcus and Mason at their farm in Bucks County. (Courtesy of Earth's Best Organics)
Community

A small farm is battling with Upper Makefield Township to stay in business

Is it agriculture or entertainment? Is it too small, or not commercial enough? These are among the issues one couple say they face, with no resolution.

4 years ago

Creator and North Philadelphia resident Ian Lipford holds a prototype of an installation of Mike Green, a basketball player from the neighborhood who went on to win awards as a college player. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Made by North Philly residents, monuments to local heroes put Black history on display

“Bad” Bennie Briscoe, a sanitation worker turned champion boxer, is one of the North Philly icons memorialized through the interactive installations.

4 years ago

Listen 1:59
A sign in the Village of Arden reads
Community
Billy Penn

The Village of Arden is an idyllic, ‘single tax’ arts community just south of Philly that’s lasted over 120 years

Located in Delaware, the village has had some well-known residents.

4 years ago

An aerial view of Wayne Junction in Germantown
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Wayne Junction is quietly booming. Can it last?

Steps from the Wayne Junction Station, at the southern border of Germantown, sits a large empty lot surrounded by the neighborhood’s industrial past and unfolding future.

4 years ago

A direction sign in Cranbury
Community

‘This is the edge, baby!’: What really separates Central and South Jersey

Does Central Jersey just exist in (some of) our hearts? Or is there an official border demarcating the regions? WHYY News investigated, and here’s what we learned.

4 years ago

Listen 4:34
The former Fairmount Water Works in 2020, with the Schuylkill at flood levels (Mark Menninger / Imagic digital)
Community

The average water main in Philadelphia is 76 years old, and January sees an average of more than 175 breaks

Facts and figures about the city’s aging water supply system.

4 years ago

The former refinery is visible in the distance, with a bare, dirt field in the foreground.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As Hilco tears down former PES refinery, questions remain about the site’s future

Owners of the former Philadelphia refinery are ahead of schedule demolishing the hulking facility. But there is no guarantee the tank farm won’t reopen.

4 years ago

Public access to The Rail Park on Callowhill Street between 11th and 12th streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Who’s benefiting?’: As Chinatown gentrifies, Rail Park begins equitable development plan

In the shadow of the Rail Park, neighborhoods are changing. The park’s backers hope to shape the area’s evolution and curb displacement.

4 years ago

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