Neighborhoods

Italian Market boosters testified against an unwanted new neighbor: a driveway they fear could mark the beginning of the end for the historic market.

West Philadelphia Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell directed public land to be sold at below-market prices to developer Rick Young. Now he’s hosting a fundraiser for her.

It’s a sometimes unavoidable byproduct of the work done at such places as Taller Puertorriqueño that a child is taught art and culture so well that he's inspired to move away.

Through $5 million from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, a partnership will provide loans for residents to open small businesses, buy homes, and become real estate developers.

Philadelphia is one of few major United States cities that has a design review process that is entirely advisory.

A series of Frankford Avenue warehouses are slated to become a permanent home for the West Collection, a 3,100-piece cache of contemporary art.

The South Philadelphia theater company lost its home of 10 years. Now, it’s moving back to a bigger, better — albeit underground — stage.

A 150-year-old Queen Village church turned Buddhist temple is on a path toward residential reincarnation.

The WCRP is building five new houses that’ll be affordable for the foreseeable future.

Philadelphia's Chinatown celebration welcoming the Year of the Pig featured the Lion Dance performed by the Philadelphia Suns and members of Cheung's Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy.

Despite today's rapidly fragmenting modern-day viewing audience, most people want to watch their sports live. The Super Bowl is the biggest event of the year.

In Philadelphia, there's a very special song that reminds us of what Christmas is really all about.

A 95-unit apartment building is coming to a blighted Fishtown lot near the Berks elevated train stop.

Ballet X, a contemporary ballet company, has put down roots in Philadelphia's industrial Washington Avenue corridor.

Do you like to be scared? I don’t!