Neighborhoods

A new weekend flea market offers natural ice cream and other goods made and sold by North Philadelphia entrepreneurs.

Philadelphia has a new fund to help address the impact of the opioid epidemic on the city’s Kensington neighborhood.

The volunteer group would guide a $62 million effort to reintroduce street sweeping.

Aliya Catanch-Bradley responded to the murder of George Floyd by greening her school, where a quarter of the students struggle with respiratory illness.

National chain outlets kept storefronts boarded despite the calm aftermath of the Chauvin trial. Meanwhile, local shops were back to business as usual.

U.S. cases of severe maternal morbidity are on the rise, and deep racial disparities persist. A new study shows where you live might be a factor.

On April 23 at 8 p.m. SEPTA will shut down the elevators at the station for repairs. No date has been set on when they’ll reopen yet.

The clinic is located in Hunting Park, in one of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP codes. The plan is to vaccinate 3,000 people a day.

How is Tree House Books hosting book giveaways for kids during the pandemic? By taking their show on the road.

For many Philadelphians, gun violence is a daily threat. Eric Marsh writes that he has never feared for his life more than he does now.

A group of Latino South Philadelphia residents launched the book-sharing project to give Spanish readers easy access to books in their language.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society gave away free seedlings to about 40 of Philadelphia’s community gardens Saturday at Awbury Arboretum.

Citing zoning issues, the organization is searching for a new location, but the closure is a loss to many in the neighborhood.

The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that inspired the Idris Elba movie screening on Netflix is fundraising to keep afloat.

Bunny Hop PHL was given advance notice of the pending change.