Neighborhoods

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.”

From professional or personal accomplishments, to taking leaps of faith, to successfully baking that sourdough. What are some happier moments you’ll remember in 2020?

More than half of all renters in West Philadelphia’s District 3 struggle to pay rent. Without policy change, many could be priced out, a new report suggests.

As Philadelphia sees a boom in multifamily construction, community groups are negotiating with developers. Affordable housing is an elusive target.

To residents, key parts of the 15-year tradition are missing, but decorations still shine bright.

Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.

The urban agriculture project Sankofa builds community by giving neighbors the tools and knowledge to grow their own food.

A photo tour of rowhomes decked out for the season.

The Philadelphia neighborhood has been in the national media as the epicenter of the opioid crisis. An online forum will let residents sound off about how their story is told.

In a virtual town hall, North Philly Latinos affected by gun violence called on fellow community members to join Black residents in fighting gun violence plaguing the city.

New Jersey’s capital city has surpassed the homicide record it set in 2013.

New stables were completed right after “Concrete Cowboys” wrapped, but the animals' grazing pasture on Fletcher Street is slated for development.

The orange cones are coming out. But this time it's so neighbors can reserve street space for socially distanced holiday hangs.

The Warrington-based nonprofit, started in 2012, prepared 3,000 meals for Bucks and Montco residents, the most in its history.