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Neighborhoods

Rendering of the proposed 76 place
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Urban Planning

‘A world-class boulevard’: Master plan details new vision for Market East corridor

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

2 years ago

File photo: Students from W. B. Saul High School and Samuel Gompers Elementary School helped the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation plant black gum trees on the Belmont Plateau on Arbor Day, April 29, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Federal money coming to Philly for tree planting, lead paint awareness, and A/C units

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

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
Eric Marsh Sr. speaks at the front of the room.
Community

In North Philly, conversations on voter turnout and impact underscore the importance of investment in community

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?

3 years ago

Listen 1:31
The YWCA in Germantown.
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Urban Planning

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.

3 years ago

Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

New public art initiative ‘Legacy Reclaimed’ aims to revive the Black history of Philly’s former 7th Ward

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

3 years ago

Opponents of the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown display signs in City Council chambers
Community
Billy Penn

Sixers arena saga: As the November election nears, the politics get messy

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

3 years ago

The Chinatown Coalition to Oppose the Arena walked members of the media to the site of the proposed 76ers basketball venue in Philadelphia on January 9, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

3 years ago

Eastwick residents look at plans for a levee proposal
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

3 years ago

Tia Hall, left, and Alex Robles, right, pose for a photo in the building that will serve as the new home of El Centro de Estudiantes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

3 years ago

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson stands in a circle with other people holding hands.
Community

Public safety walk held in Point Breeze following shooting death of Philadelphia journalist and policy advocate

“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.

3 years ago

Listen 1:10
An aerial view of firefighters hosing down the site of an explosion in Roxborough
Community
6abc

Officials: Generator explosion injures 6 people at construction site in Roxborough

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

3 years ago

People hold signs saying
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

3 years ago

Listen 8:58
A view of a bridge and the Delaware River
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’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.

3 years ago

A view of the Kimmel Center on Broad Street
Arts & Entertainment

A Philadelphia story 30 years in the making: Avenue of the Arts marks three decades with week-long celebration

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

3 years ago

A line of people outside of Termini Bros South Philadelphia location.
Community
Billy Penn

‘A little piece of history’: Keepsake floor tiles from Termini Bros. draw long lines and cherished memories

Personal connections to the South Philly bakery span generations, state lines and, in some cases, international borders.

3 years ago

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