
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia wants you to recycle your (clean) Amazon boxes
The city of Philadelphia is urging people to get back into recycling and learn the tips and tricks to make the effort worthwhile.
4 years ago
How an activist family got a new park built in Logan Square
Logan Square activists succeeded in their efforts to build the newly opened $1 million Winter Street Greenway and Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park. Here’s how they got it done.
4 years ago
Black clergy group promises to put pressure on for recreation center redevelopment
The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity is not happy with the state of disrepair throughout the city's parks and recreational centers.
4 years ago
How Buy Nothing takes giving and receiving to a different, more neighborly level
Online Buy Nothing groups grow more popular by the day. Members say the gift-economy has brought them closer than ever before.
4 years ago
Listen 4:36Planning for a $15 million rec center begins with board game in Fairhill
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.
4 years ago
Listen 3:52What Germantown can learn from Lauryn Hill
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.
4 years ago
The Black Doctors Consortium’s primary care clinic in North Philly is now open
The clinic will offer primary care and behavioral health in North Philadelphia, with an emphasis on preventative medicine.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to news that city is hyper-segregated
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.
4 years ago
Listen 5.19Philly Council advances bill to stop demolition of University City Townhomes
A contested bill designed to preserve an affordable rental housing complex in West Philadelphia moved one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday.
4 years ago
The Bellwether District: Hilco’s new brand for the old PES refinery complex in South Philly
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.
4 years ago
Camden teens take on environmental racism in a new play
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.
4 years ago
A ‘Magical Fantasy’ appears in the Navy Yard
The public art installation by British artist Morag Myerscough is meant to draw attention to the Navy Yard as a future place to live.
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‘It’s a part of my life’: West Philly residents protest sale of University City Townhomes
The complex’s owner, Altman Management Company, recently told the government it would not renew a contract to provide affordable housing at the site.
4 years ago
Rats are running wild in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood
"It jumped up on my couch and went on the floor, and it had claws," said Nydra Skinner of the rat problem.
4 years ago
From the 215: The cultural imprint of Philadelphia’s area code
The numbers are a recognizable signpost for the city, used in everything from music to business to art.
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