
Outdoors
Philly growers spoke out. The result is an ‘anti-racist lens’ for city’s first agricultural plan
During 2020’s racial reckoning, Black gardeners and white urban designers working on a city plan realized they needed to confront harmful racial dynamics.
1 week ago
Pennsylvania gives $34 million for water cleanup
Of the 149 projects granted money from the Growing Greener program, 43 in south-central Pennsylvania will get $12 million.
2 weeks ago
Around 97% of Camden residents have access to a park, but only 70% report using the city’s parks at least once a month. Camden leaders hope to change that in 30 years’ time.
4 weeks ago
Philly Parks Dept: City parks saw 50% more visitors in 2020
Social distancing is easy at Philadelphia parks and in 2020, visits to these public spaces surged.
4 weeks ago
A trail circuiting the region? That’s the goal of a 500 miles by 2025 campaign
Local transportation and community advocacy organizations are campaigning to build hundreds of miles of continuous trail in the region. Here’s how.
4 weeks ago
Wilmington’s Grand Opera House finds new stage to shine light on the arts
Stages in Wilmington have been dark since the pandemic started in mid-March, but the Grand Opera House has found a new way to connect with its audience.
4 weeks ago
Philly composer writes a series of jazz and blues songs inspired by Tacony Creek
Randy Gibson’s seven-song Tacony Creek Suite responds to George Floyd, the coronavirus pandemic and its titular water source.
1 month ago
Listen 3:33Your best pics of Philly streets in the city’s first snow in a thousand days
Addison Street lights? Sledding on the Art Museum steps? Check and check.
1 month ago
Icy conditions remain after heavy, wet snow hits Philly region
A final band of snow is moving out of Philadelphia, the suburbs, Lehigh Valley and central New Jersey Thursday morning.
1 month ago
Snow day! School’s not canceled, but many Philly families are still finding time for the ‘magic’
For K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.
1 month ago
Listen 4:24Winter storm update: Montco urges residents to stay home; no vaccine shipment disruption expected
Snow and heavy precipitation may cause widespread power outages, followed by a significant drop in temperatures later this week.
1 month ago
Nor’easter to bring heavy snow, rain, wind and flood threats to Delaware Valley
We know a nor'easter is headed toward the Philadelphia region — but it also looks like its impacts could vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood.
1 month ago
Parks and Rec is reopening some fields usually locked for winter so people have more outdoor options
Details are still unclear on the policy change, which was spurred by Twitter requests.
1 month ago
The pandemic helped make FDR Park better. Now it has to survive the aftermath
If you live in South Philly, it’s not your imagination: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is having a moment.
1 month ago
Funding questions remain amid new effort to preserve open space in northern Delaware
Increasing development has long been an issue in Delaware’s most populous county. Now New Castle County leaders have new guidance on how to better preserve open space.
1 month ago