Neighborhoods

We fear how many other businesses in the city are breaking laws and impairing the quality of life for residents without any consequences.

Mantua residents are working with city transportation planners to improve safety on a dangerous corridor. Changes are expected to come later this year.

Camden resident Maritza Alston thinks increased curbside pick-ups for trash and discarded furniture is one of many ways to solve illegal dumping.

Camden resident Shamere Fletcher calls for widespread collaboration to curb illegal dumping.

Ivy Staten-Minor has a plan to solve the problem of illegal dumping. It begins with the launch of a social media campaign.

The Delco native who came up with the idea is hoping no corporate buzzkills shut them down.

No small businesses closed on the West Philadelphia main street despite months of sustained losses, looting, and traumatic clashes between residents and police.

When a fund ran out, five teenagers were paid less than others promoting census awareness in Camden. A church gave each of them $400 before Christmas.

For the first time in decades, the new year dawned in Philadelphia without a formal Mummers Parade. Instead, there was a festive “protest.”

Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.

As years go, this one does not deserve five stars. But five people saw their lives get better in ways they might not have predicted pre-pandemic.

The region has been known to turn up around the winter holidays.

Started by a lawyer from the Dominican Republic, the business became a staple in the Philly immigrant community.

Addison Street lights? Sledding on the Art Museum steps? Check and check.

“This is not a Nascar racing zone,” Donna Price, a North Philadelphia block captain, said. “We’re going to slow it down and have safety for our children.”