Neighborhoods
The messy necessity of community buy-in for Philly’s supervised injection site
Rutgers sociologist Stephen Danley complicated question of how to achieve community consensus on controversial projects, reframing issues of power.
4 years ago
As debate rages over a supervised injection site, some ask, ‘Do public meetings empower privilege?’
A plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia has ignited a debate about the role of public engagement in local decision-making.
4 years ago
Counting Philly’s Cambodians in the 2020 census: ‘We aren’t invisible’
Philadelphia has the 4th largest Cambodian population among U.S. cities, and a local organization says the 2010 count was low by several thousand.
4 years ago
South Philly injection site: As Rendell touts ‘tremendous’ upside, some neighbors flip out
Mayor Kenney, who supports the sites, said they could save up to 75 people from overdose death each year.
4 years ago
Bright lights, big city: How Philly’s new streetlights could make us safer
Philadelphia’s 100,000 streetlamps vary in brightness and intensity, leaving some areas darker, and more dangerous than others.
4 years ago
Streamline seeks fresh start on toxic Kensington soil: ‘We’re a different animal’
The Philadelphia developer is seeking approval to build 190 units of housing on an industrial lot with lead and other toxins in soil.
4 years ago
Philly’s newest ‘Little Free Library’ is filled with yarn instead of books
People all across the country have reached out to ask about the fiber borrowing box.
4 years ago
Gunfire took the life of a beloved local chef. His family wants to know why.
As Philadelphia police search for the person who fatally shot Quadir Flippen, his sister, Nashyia Pinder, is also looking for answers.
4 years ago
‘Making Worlds’ with books: Inside West Philly’s newest indie lit shop
This Valentine’s Day, it’ll open as the newest addition to Philadelphia’s lately growing collection of independent bookstores.
4 years ago
South Philly block blasted by deadly explosion still feeling aftershocks
A Philadelphia Water Department main ruptured Thursday on the South Philadelphia block recently shaken by an explosion caused by a crack in a 92-year-old gas main.
4 years ago
Community leader Ryan Kellermeyer pushes for a green space to replace illegal junkyard
When Ryan Kellermeyer looks out on the junkyard spanning five blocks in Hunting Park, he doesn’t just see a pile of old cars and scrap metal.
4 years ago
Feibush to build apartments on Point Breeze Ave. lot where ill-fated beer garden once stood
John Longacre’s ill-fated 2015 beer garden attracted anti-gentrification protesters to the lot. Now Ori Feibush plans to build an apartment complex.
4 years ago
4 ways Philly can fight illegal dumping
I see garbage every day in Elmwood where I live. There are things we can do to help.
4 years ago
Philly just challenged an infamous slumlord to a legal death match and won
After a lengthy court battle with a shadowy slumlord, the city is now the rightful owner of dozens of blighted Germantown housing developments.
4 years ago
Listen 1:26‘We’re scared,’ South Philly residents say after city officials reveal explosion cause
Philadelphia residents want to know if they are safe after learning that a cracked gas main caused the explosion that killed two of their neighbors.
4 years ago
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