Public Spaces

The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.

While it might be unbelievable today, boys were once required to swim nude at YMCA pools — yet some recall the experience with no shame.

The city put up a detour sign, and PennDOT says a fix could take a year or more.

The park’s centerpiece is its Gun Violence Memorial Sculpture featuring disassembled weapons collected during gun buyback events in 2024.

Businesses may have to start locking alley dumpsters if the law changes as an effort to reduce litter and illegal dumping.

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.