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Philly hopes to add new restaurant at Love Park

A deal to convert the space fell apart during the pandemic. Now the Parks and Rec Department is hoping for a new concept to move in.

6 days ago

Litter on a South Philly sidewalk
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia is pulling out of a program that pays community members to collect litter

A union grievance has thrown a wrench in the gears of a public-private partnership aimed at tackling cleaning up Philly’s pervasive trash.

1 week ago

The first flowers of a cherry blossom tree emerge at Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown.
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Spring is officially here, and Philly is in full bloom

WHYY News photographer Kimberly Paynter captured some of the most scenic spring moments in Philly. Here’s what she found.

1 week ago

Kids got to cut the ribbon to celebrate Glavin Playground's reopening on March 16, 2023. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Port Richmond playground reopens as Rebuild looks to future projects

Officials with Rebuild Philadelphia point to a brighter future ahead during the reopening of Glavin Playground in Port Richmond Thursday.

2 weeks ago

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A land acknowledgment is a statement before an event recognizing the indigenous communities that originally inhabited the event space. Above is a detail of a Tribal Nations Map by Aaron Carapella. Read more about Carapella's mapping project. (Aaron Carapella/Tribal Nations Map)
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Community

So you began your event with an indigenous land acknowledgement. Now what?

Indigenous leaders and activists have mixed feelings about land acknowledgments.

2 weeks ago

Willow Zef volunteers at the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden, established by Philly Socialists in 2012 near Lawrence and Norris streets. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
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Community gardens say ‘unfair’ Philly Land Bank practice makes preservation harder

People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.

2 weeks ago

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Vandalism at the new African American historic trail. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Community

Vandals strike Delaware Black history trail just two weeks after its debut

The trail describes the history of the free Black community that formed in the Iron Hill area near Newark in the 1830s.

2 weeks ago

Rendering of the aerial view of the new park at Penn's Landing. (HargreavesJones)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Construction has started on Penn’s Landing park over I-95 highway trench

The cap will be home to nearly 12 acres of parkland and seamlessly connect Old City to the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing.

4 weeks ago

Philly Phreeze 2023: A polar plunge to raise money for lifeguards so more Philadelphia public pools can open
Community
Billy Penn

Photos: ‘Philly Phreeze’ polar plunge raises $65k to help open city pools

The event was organized to pay for bonuses intended to offset the pervasive lifeguard shortage.

1 month ago

Shovels outside Disston Recreation Center
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s Rebuild program is finally on track to finish all the renovations on its list — half as many as originally planned

Mayor Jim Kenney’s massive public space initiative is finally back on track to finish the renovations on its list, but the future is unclear.

1 month ago

An Indego bike dock at Race Street Pier
Urban Planning

Philly bike share program to expand in historically-marginalized communities

The city wants to nearly double the number of bike share stations and will concentrate on underserved areas in historically-marginalized communities.

1 month ago

A close-up of a sign that reads Free Library of Philadelphia.
Community
Billy Penn

The Free Library is bringing back Saturday hours at 10 neighborhood branches

The Free Library of Philadelphia announced this week that 10 of its 54 branches will begin offering regularly scheduled Saturday hours.

1 month ago

Late winter in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After years of work, Philly releases final plan to increase the city’s tree canopy

The city wants to eliminate disparities in tree coverage between neighborhoods.

1 month ago

A close-up of trash on the sidewalk.
PlanPhilly
Community

Neighbors, sanitation workers prep for ‘wall-to-wall’ trash if Eagles win

The sea of trash Eagles fans leave behind is “totally unacceptable,” one resident said. But the city’s sanitation force is “happy” to clean up after wins.

2 months ago

Nikki Giovanni smiling into the camera.
Community

Wilmington Library hosts ‘Voices of Power’ series to honor Black History Month

Guest speakers coming to Wilmington include NBA star Mauhmoud Abdul-Rauf, actor Phylicia Rashad, and rapper Slick Rick.

2 months ago

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