Public Spaces

The Gateway Plaza is the start of transforming the park, which has been largely untouched for decades.

The city’s contract negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33 show no signs of a deal as trash piled along city streets continues to rise.

The city appears to be digging in for a long strike as District Council 33 union workers are looking for more money than the city wants to spend.

Adding a small park is just a small step in a larger effort to improve the physical appearance of the busy commercial corridor.

The highest concentrations of PFAS were detected in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The district’s hives are part of a nationwide trend to place bees in commercial spaces.

An overnight negotiating session failed to close the gap between the city and union negotiators, threatening to impact the holiday weekend.

The Live and Local music series will be taking place all summer through Sept. 25 at the Lazy Hammock stage.

OCF Realty is again trying to redevelop 1601 Washington Ave. as part of a broader movement away from the corridor’s industrial heritage.

Residents dropped off both trash and recycling outside a locked city-run sanitation center in Northwest Philly flanked by striking union members, police and city workers.

Grants focus on creating legal dumpsites for residents and small haulers.

The standard intersection at the edge of the Pearl Pointe Luxury Apartment complex has two different designations for the street that runs through it.

More than 60 city pools will open on a rolling basis. Here’s what to know.

Councilmember Nina Ahmad said Parks and Recreation officials are ignoring the 2020 law. The city department says the natural herbicides don’t work.

The third annual Philadelphia Renaissance Faire finished its three-day run Monday with artisans, contests, demonstrations, games and performances galore.