Neighborhoods

The future of the Germantown Special Services District is in doubt after commercial property owners voted to block its re-authorization.

Council President Darrell Clarke is moving forward with legislation aimed at limiting the development of apartment buildings in his North Philly district.

Philadelphia residents disagree on the best way to control the hundreds of thousands of cats freely roaming the city. The quandary involves

When the School Reform Commission went against neighborhood desires and closed Fairhill along with 21 other schools in 2013, officials promised to sell the buildings.

The building will be designed by ISA Architects, a firm with a history of success on odd lots such as the narrow Chinatown lot.

In the medical field, these individuals are referred to as “zero responder,” or bystanders who step in to reverse the effects before medical professionals get to the scene.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, challengers state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz talk property taxes and violence in Germantown.

As Philly's vacant land becomes more valuable to buyers, growers who claimed abandoned lots for community gardens are at risk of losing these beloved spaces.

A look at Philly’s college-area special service districts.

Spring is prime time for sidewalks. Here’s why Philly’s walkways won’t see many fixes this strolling season.

A string of buildings that once housed one of the city’s first social service providers for black Philadelphians are set to meet the wrecking ball.

Redevelopment plans for a Chinatown landmark changed after community outcry. City planners are working with the owner on a new design.

Philadelphians can opt out by getting “circular free property” stickers. But residents say the process is a headache — though some improvements are on the way.

A worker at the supermarket on East Passyunk Avenue has the hepatitis A virus. The city’s is advising some recent customers to get the vaccine.

Directors of the nonprofit that wants to open a supervised injection site in Philly told outraged residents they wouldn’t move forward without further input.