Neighborhoods
As lions danced and people marched, residents and activists within Chinatown voiced their opposition to the proposed Sixers arena.
2 months ago
Listen 1:15Design workshop offers alternative ideas to 76ers proposal to build a new arena in Center City
More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.
2 months ago
From pavement to the planets: South St. turns into observatory
Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.
2 months ago
Survey shows majority of Wash West residents oppose Sixers arena
The poll from the Washington Square West Civic Association means residents from two nearby neighborhoods are against the $1.55 billion project.
2 months ago
Listen 1:06WellFed: the sister-owned service delivering healthy meals across Philly
Delivering healthy meals across Philadelphia, Adrianna Hecht and Laurenza Giosa are planning an expansion for their WellFed brand in 2024.
3 months ago
Chinatown restaurant Shiao Lan Kung to close in January
After 36 years in business, the Cantonese spot will shut down with the retirement of proprietor King Au.
3 months ago
The ‘Chinatown Stitch’ looks to rejoin a neighborhood divided by the Vine Street Expressway
Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.
3 months ago
Rubber hits the road for Sixers’ arena proposal with marathon design review
The team announced its plans more than a year ago, but the official part of the process is just getting started.
3 months ago
Listen 1:14Adaptive reuse project breathes new life into historic Philly department store
The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.
4 months ago
Listen 1:15Tree World, Passyunk’s 24-hour Christmas tree stand, remains a community fixture
Like Santa Claus’s workshop, Freddy Florio’s Tree World in Passyunk comes with its own lore.
4 months ago
Parkside never got its promised Starbucks ‘community store’ and no one’s saying why
The planned cafe, in the ParkWest Town Center, was touted as a way to train young workers and help earn them college scholarships.
4 months ago
“I think it just speaks to how one person, one small business, can impact so many people,” said the proprietor of a neighboring business.
4 months ago
Iconic Meglio Furs sign disappears from South Broad
The neon signage had become something of a landmark. Developers haven’t yet said what they plan to do with the 1950s relic.
4 months ago
‘A negative influence on our community’: Developer looks to take control of Germantown Y
Another developer was selected to transform the historic property nearly a decade ago, but the company’s project is still at the starting line.
4 months ago
The Boozy Mutt, a Brewerytown pub for people and their pets, trots closer to opening
At the former North Star Bar corner, find beer, food, and cocktails — including a citywide that comes with a dog biscuit.
4 months ago