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Neighborhoods
Developer unveils new plan for Germantown YWCA amid funding concerns
The city selected KBK Enterprises to redevelop the historic property in 2016. But the building remains vacant and blighted.
10 months ago
The tribute runs October through February, with imagery, walking tours, interactive games, and discussion salons.
11 months ago
Sixers arena saga: As the November election nears, the politics get messy
A timeline of everything that’s happened so far regarding 76 Place.
11 months ago
‘We just want real data’: Anti-arena groups seek funding for separate economic study
Opponents argue the city’s analysis will be biased towards building a downtown basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers.
11 months ago
‘We want to know, what are you doing?’: Eastwick residents question officials on proposed levee
Residents of a flood-prone Philly neighborhood learned more about a proposed 15-foot levee near their homes during a meeting Wednesday.
11 months ago
‘This is home for us’: Former Philly factory to reopen as alternative high school
El Centro de Estudiantes has called three buildings home since 2009. It will now have what it hopes will be a permanent home.
11 months ago
“We should never have to live in a city where someone’s life is taken and we go about our lives as if nothing has ever happened,” Councilmember Johnson said.
11 months ago
Listen 1:10Officials: Generator explosion injures 6 people at construction site in Roxborough
At least two people were rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
11 months ago
‘Slam dunk’ or long shot? New Sixers arena faces uncertain future
The Sixers originally hoped to be moving toward construction in June, but have since delayed the franchise’s self-imposed timeline twice.
11 months ago
Listen 8:58Philly’s latest riverfront park will rise from the site of an old concrete factory in Bridesburg
The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.
11 months ago
The area just south of City Hall was transformed as a hub for people who sought cultural programs 30 years ago.
11 months ago
Personal connections to the South Philly bakery span generations, state lines and, in some cases, international borders.
11 months ago
A national yarn company named its fall collection designs for Philly neighborhoods
The national textile company doesn’t have a connection to Philly — but turns out its lead designer does!
11 months ago
Penn grads to launch reimagined corner store for Philly families in need
The Community Grocer is expected to open next year with hopes of expanding the experimental concept in the future.
11 months ago
Listen 1:11‘Transforming the art form of ceramics’: Philly artist Roberto Lugo wins $250,000 Heinz Award
The Heinz Award, with its quarter-million dollar purse, was given to the Philly artist who makes ceramics depicting urban life.
11 months ago
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