Neighborhoods

With city pools closed, Philly’s parks commissioner wants to expand Playstreets, a summer program that closes neighborhood streets to traffic.

A photo essay reflects that hope springs eternal — and gives us a chance to reflect on the need for resilience as we edge toward recovery.

Camden is expanding its COVID-19 testing capabilities and pairing it with services that address what makes some of its residents so vulnerable to the virus.

Let's remember the good parts of April 2020.

Quarantine life means no gallery shows, gatherings or classes so we turned our front yard into a place to share art. You can do it too.

“Mr. Y Not” highlights the optimism of Positive Movement Entertainment’s founder.

Starting this week, the School District of Philadelphia’s 49 meal sites will only be distributing student meals once a week on Thursday mornings.

People all over the world are sharing photos of the view from their windows as they quarantine. Philadelphians are sharing views of rowhouses, roosters and more.

That’s the word from the Sunday Love Project, which is feeding people in the neighborhood daily.

Rutgers sociologist Stephen Danley complicated question of how to achieve community consensus on controversial projects, reframing issues of power.

A plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia has ignited a debate about the role of public engagement in local decision-making.

Philadelphia has the 4th largest Cambodian population among U.S. cities, and a local organization says the 2010 count was low by several thousand.

Mayor Kenney, who supports the sites, said they could save up to 75 people from overdose death each year.

Philadelphia’s 100,000 streetlamps vary in brightness and intensity, leaving some areas darker, and more dangerous than others.

The Philadelphia developer is seeking approval to build 190 units of housing on an industrial lot with lead and other toxins in soil.