Neighborhoods

The Germantown Urban Village Historic District is now part of the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

As lions danced and people marched, residents and activists within Chinatown voiced their opposition to the proposed Sixers arena.

More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.

Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.

The poll from the Washington Square West Civic Association means residents from two nearby neighborhoods are against the $1.55 billion project.

Delivering healthy meals across Philadelphia, Adrianna Hecht and Laurenza Giosa are planning an expansion for their WellFed brand in 2024.

After 36 years in business, the Cantonese spot will shut down with the retirement of proprietor King Au.

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

The team announced its plans more than a year ago, but the official part of the process is just getting started.

The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.

Like Santa Claus’s workshop, Freddy Florio’s Tree World in Passyunk comes with its own lore.

The planned cafe, in the ParkWest Town Center, was touted as a way to train young workers and help earn them college scholarships.

“I think it just speaks to how one person, one small business, can impact so many people,” said the proprietor of a neighboring business.

The neon signage had become something of a landmark. Developers haven’t yet said what they plan to do with the 1950s relic.

Another developer was selected to transform the historic property nearly a decade ago, but the company’s project is still at the starting line.