Public Spaces

People walking on South Street may have gotten their photos taken by a photographer called Sami Aziz. Here’s the story of @southstreetsam.

Philadelphia has 800 miles of trails. Groups are organizing walks to get folks outside on the biggest shopping day of the year.

Crews started removing debris from an illegal dump site in the city’s Bergen Square neighborhood beginning last March after officials took over the property.

The new podcast from WHYY taps into Philly’s community of public artists, both legitimate and “non-commissioned.”

The massive mural sits on 13th street between Pine and Spruce Streets.

The concolor fir tree stands at over 50 feet tall and will be on display until January 1.

The history of the jungle gym, and its sibling the monkey bars, is full of weird and delightful twists and sub-plots that take us from Japan to suburban Chicago.

The Bicentennial Bell was presented to Philly by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. It will have a second life in the Benjamin Rush Garden.

The group of gardeners and advocates hopes to hold a similar conversation with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh.

Puppets speak truth to power in this annual tradition organized by art-as-activism group Spiral Q.

Plans to transform Wilmington's southeastern side offer hope of economic improvements for the community.

The fall schedule is just a start, library officials say, as they continue to add staff.

The Sunrise activists want Philly’s next mayor to put solar panels on rec center roofs, open libraries longer, and turn vacant lots into gardens.

It took place annually from 1971 through 1998, when it folded because it had inspired so many copycats.

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.