Neighborhoods

Online Buy Nothing groups grow more popular by the day. Members say the gift-economy has brought them closer than ever before.

A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.

David Rose moved to Germantown in 2016 to take care of the Black Writers Museum. As he prepares to leave Philly, he reflects on the lessons he learned.

The clinic will offer primary care and behavioral health in North Philadelphia, with an emphasis on preventative medicine.

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets to talk with residents about the lack of desegregation in Philadelphia.

A contested bill designed to preserve an affordable rental housing complex in West Philadelphia moved one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday.

The 1,300-acre South Philadelphia property will become an economic engine for the city in years to come, says the company leading its makeover.

The play, called “Town Hall: Resolution 50,” posits that the reason Camden has so many infrastructure and environmental problems is because Camden is predominately Black.

The public art installation by British artist Morag Myerscough is meant to draw attention to the Navy Yard as a future place to live.

The complex’s owner, Altman Management Company, recently told the government it would not renew a contract to provide affordable housing at the site.

"It jumped up on my couch and went on the floor, and it had claws," said Nydra Skinner of the rat problem.

The numbers are a recognizable signpost for the city, used in everything from music to business to art.

Homicides and fatal shootings in Chester, PA have been cut in half since October 2020. How on earth did they do it?

On Thursday, the new biannual event will include food trucks, shopping vendors, games, live music, and performers.

La Feria del Barrio’s return acted as a cultural exchange among the city’s growing Latino community. Nonprofits were also in full force connecting underserved residents to ser