Neighborhoods

Now that the waters have receded, the real work begins for many Chester County residents hit by historic flooding: dealing with insurers.

The rezoning would change the rules for building in a historic neighborhood experiencing a boom as demand for housing swells in the city.

Both the driver and the passenger of a car were killed. The driver was the father of three children.

The containment of Kensington’s drug market demonstrates the systematic racism that plagues Philadelphia, Eduardo Esquivel writes.

Adults learning English as a second language take classes in libraries, schools, and churches, but when the pandemic hit, all those places closed.

The fledgling farm is growing quietly on a piece of city-owned land, part of a grassroots movement that seeks to turn vacant lots into green spaces.

An effort to get Camden barbers to act as trusted messengers for the COVID-19 vaccine shows how hard fighting misinformation really is.

West Philadelphia residents continue to fight to keep the legacy of the Black Bottom alive. The latest push: for historical markers.

Williams Reed Moore Memorial Park in North Philly has been remodeled in memory of the mother and three children who died in a 2014 crash.

Support has been pouring in for the community mainstay, which has been in the neighborhood for a decade.

City officials say they’re still sorting through the damage and setting a recovery timeline after a water main busted Sunday morning near South Street.

Visit the people and places that shape their neighborhoods and communities as told through PlanPhilly’s The 47: Historias along a bus route series.

The community benefits agreement marks a first for Shift Capital.

Washington could help heal Philly neighborhoods torn apart by highways with a new $3 billion funding bil.

Teen “play captains” will teach kids on “Playstreets,” closed-off roads pre-designated by the city that draw over 150 kids daily.