
Public Spaces
Proposed legislation would restrict mobile providers from operating on residential streets, near schools and recreation centers and in other public areas of Kensington.
5 months ago
Listen 1:24Dozens call Pottstown’s ‘Tent City’ home. A railroad company wants them gone
Signs posted outside demand unhoused people vacate “Tent City” by Jan. 2. Tent City sits on Norfolk Southern property.
5 months ago
Listen 1:09An artist pieces together Lansdale’s history — and future — in mosaic mural
Artist Roxanne Slemmer has led more than 200 people in envisioning the borough’s past and present.
5 months ago
Listen 1:16Shopping malls in the Philadelphia region are attempting to bring customers a unique experience to meet the demands of the future. Will it keep the lights on?
5 months ago
Listen 6:07This iconic trolley bridge in Fairmount Park is getting restored
Part of the Trolley Trail that opened last year, the century-old skew arch bridge is getting a facelift.
5 months ago
How Philly became the ‘Mural Capital of the World’
Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.
5 months ago
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast, casino workers demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s governor was due to speak.
5 months ago
Here’s all the details for Marathon Weekend in Philly
When everything starts. Where to watch runners. What the road closures will look like from Friday to Saturday.
5 months ago
Show me the money: SEPTA tells City Council it needs millions to expand service for arena goers
The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from.
5 months ago
Vare Recreation Center sets a ‘goal for the city’ with grand reopening after $21 million renovation
The renovations brought new indoor gyms to the rec center, which also became the first in the city with fiber-optic high speed internet.
5 months ago
Listen 1:07An Israeli muralist has been selected for Philly’s Holocaust Memorial Plaza
Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, based in Berlin, will design a Holocaust mural for a prominent intersection on the Parkway.
5 months ago
Listen 1:14Officials say 2 taken to hospitals after small plane accident at Doylestown Airport
Police in Bucks County’s Buckingham Township said a single-engine plane had been taking off when it left the runway and hit an unoccupied plane.
6 months ago
Trash day will come twice a week for Center City and South Philly starting in December
The latest of Mayor Parker’s “clean and green” initiatives aims to keep household trash off the streets.
6 months ago
Listen 1:00Dawn Hines was notified at work that someone spray painted a graphic, racist message on her backyard fence. Her neighbors are rallying around her and condemning the incident.
6 months ago
Listen 3:55Self-proclaimed “coaster enthusiasts” gathered for final rides on Kingda Ka on Sunday, Nov. 10, before the official news of the attraction’s closure broke.
6 months ago