Neighborhoods

A recent building boom has made this a big issue in Philadelphia, where hundreds have dealt with “construction destruction.”

A coalition of organizations invited people from all over to El Centro de Oro on North 5th Street between Huntingdon and Somerset.

A look at logistics, funding, planning, and travel disruptions for the long-planned project reconnecting Center City with the waterfront.

Citizen scientists and Drexel researchers are testing whether planter benches make summer heat in five Philly neighborhoods more bearable.

For operators Terrance and Terri Wiley, building a coffee shop that encourages creativity and exploration has long been a goal.

The specialty shop offers a bridge not only to cuisine, but to a broader cultural community.

The Nicetown Community Development Corporation is looking to a new administration for the help they need to wage a long-term fight on violence.

Roughly 200 vendors, including 22 food trucks and 55 local artists, were lined up between Girard Avenue to Spring Garden Sunday.

An urban archaeological excavation is searching for artifacts from the West Philly neighborhood destroyed 50 years ago.

"Contact us, we’ll come," says the new parking authority director. After ticketing returned to Shissler Rec, the cars disappeared.

Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency due to oppressive temperatures that could feel like a hundred degrees. We’ll talk about extreme heat and efforts to fight it.

The call comes a year after the Sixers announced its proposal for the $1.3 billion project on Market Street.

The hulking building is being transformed into a new mixed-use development. The first phase of the project is now complete.

The festival was voted Metro Philly’s Best Annual Festival in 2022 and has been nominated again this year.

The new Fishtown hotel known as Riversuites is expected to open by the end of the year.