Neighborhoods

Puppets speak truth to power in this annual tradition organized by art-as-activism group Spiral Q.

The study comes as the Sixers push to build a new arena in Center City Philadelphia.

Over $4 million in federal grant money will flow to nonprofits and local governments to support environmental justice in the Philly region.

As Philly gears up for its mayoral election next month, WHYY’s Bridging Blocks team raised the question: Will this next election season have low voter turnout? If so, why?

The city selected KBK Enterprises to redevelop the historic property in 2016. But the building remains vacant and blighted.

The tribute runs October through February, with imagery, walking tours, interactive games, and discussion salons.

A timeline of everything that’s happened so far regarding 76 Place.

Opponents argue the city’s analysis will be biased towards building a downtown basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Residents of a flood-prone Philly neighborhood learned more about a proposed 15-foot levee near their homes during a meeting Wednesday.

El Centro de Estudiantes has called three buildings home since 2009. It will now have what it hopes will be a permanent home.

“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.

At least two people were rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.

The Sixers originally hoped to be moving toward construction in June, but have since delayed the franchise’s self-imposed timeline twice.

The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.

The area just south of City Hall was transformed as a hub for people who sought cultural programs 30 years ago.