Preservation

Another Philly building with character succumbs to a standard look.

Council President Darrell Clarke aims to reduce use of a policy that gives the right to construct larger buildings in exchange for funding affordable units.

An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years.

The Callowhill arts venue owned by the musician Diplo faces a threat from the city over problems with the historic building’s structural integrity.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment decision would allow construction of a 70-unit modernist apartment building in exchange for preserving the mural.

Multiple projects are coming together to protect a key habitat for the Cumberland County oyster fleet from erosion and rising seas.

A collector of a massive collection of synthesizers and vintage rock gear in Harleysville, Pa., wants to tell the story of rock and roll, one Moog at a time.

WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mt. Cuba’s Amy Highland about tracking down the plant.

Just north of Delaware’s popular beach resorts, the Delaware Bayshore’s value economically and environmentally shouldn’t be underestimated, a new report shows.

Northern Liberties community leaders learned about the burial ground at 5th and Spring Garden via social media.

Federal investment in the cleanup of abandoned mines and wells will boost local economies, they say.

West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.

The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.

The protection for Doctors’ Row comes ahead of the creation of the city’s first historic district based on the contributions of Black Philadelphians.

Curtis De Veaux and his City Athletics organization bought the empty church before the pandemic and renovated it into a space that is welcoming young people from the community