Public Spaces

In cities, wildlife like raccoons and coyotes tend to elicit shrieks of horror, rather than cries for compassion. Why we should rethink our relationship with urban wildlife.

Keisha Scovens sees the Delaware River Watershed as an inclusive space for families of color to engage, learn, understand that flowing connection.

From her home, Adriana Amador-Chacon sees people having fun on the water, but also pollution. Individuals have a role in keeping the river clean, she says.

The city is tucked between the Delaware and Schuylkill. To appreciate their relationship to each other, and to us, we need to reach them, Stacy Levy says.

The Coast Guard sampled the oil. It queried 96 vessel arrivals and departures, in hopes of finding the source. Here’s what the investigation yielded.

Danielle “The Hoodbrarian” Jackson shares her extensive book collection and love of reading to help fill a gap in her community in Camden and beyond.

Steven Schwartz sees the northern part of the watershed as an ecosystem supporting aquatic and terrestrial species, and as a resource for humans too.

Leonard Stewart tells WHYY about the lowest point in Philadelphia, his Eastwick neighborhood, and the water that is a constant companion.

Who’s behind the viral image, and are they trolling for a reason?

A successor company to the Reading Railroad, which hasn't operated train cars since 1976, is fighting an effort to force repairs to a derelict train station it owns in Philly.

In its annual report, released Monday, the Southern Poverty Law Center said it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the U.S. in 2020.

A lawn is among the amenities included in the city’s proposed redesign of the intersection of Broad, Erie, and Germantown. The design aims to improve safety and add green.

Kevin Simpson, who lives on one of the blocks visited by the crew, found the effort heartening after years of picking up trash on his own.

For some volunteers, Sunday’s acts of service felt different — carried more weight, even — within the context of the past year.

The township was awarded funds from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to pay for the feasibility phase of the project.