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Chinatown is full of retail and commercial activity, but many people also live there — on both sides of I-676. (Tiffany Rodriguez / WHYY)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

As more development threatens, Chinatown is working to heal the concrete wound that split the neighborhood

The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.

8 months ago

Open fire hydrant during heatwave in Philadelphia
Weather

Philadelphia issues Heat Health Emergency for Monday and Tuesday

High temperatures and humidity are expected to create dangerous conditions in Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday.

8 months ago

A bicyclist is shown from behind biking in a bike lane as cars go by them.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia trail linking Schuylkill and Delaware rivers closer to taking shape

The Spring Garden Street Greenway would connect the Schuylkill River Trail and the Delaware River Trail, creating safe passage across Philadelphia.

8 months ago

Olney Rec Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Unused space at Philly rec centers will be offered to local entrepreneurs, who’ll get free rent in return for mentorship

Applications are now open to participate in the program, which also offers a grant to outfit the space.

8 months ago

Artist rendering of the National Sports and Events Center. (Courtesy of IDG Development LLC)
Arts & Entertainment

Coatesville officials bank on new $50 million sports and event facility to put Chester County’s only city back on the map

Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.

8 months ago

''Attunement'' a monumental outdoor sculpture, captures the action of water droplets collecting and illustrates how water from the atmosphere transfers to larger bodies of water. It will be installed outside the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the Watershed Moment exhibit. (Rendering provided by the Academy of Natural Sciences)
Arts & Entertainment

Take me to the river: Academy of Natural Sciences sends visitors outside to the Schuylkill

“How to Get to the River” at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University wants visitors to experience Philly’s watershed first-hand.

8 months ago

A sign marks a street in Kensington closed for use as a Playstreet. Sam Searles/WHYY
Community

‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

8 months ago

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A collection of books at the Free Library's Ogontz branch.
Community
Billy Penn

How to get a library card in Philly (and everything you can do if you get one)

Stream a movie, download an audiobook, borrow an instrument, and more. Make sure to check the hours before you try to visit a branch.

8 months ago

A group of women face the camera, looking in different directions at the exhibition, displayed off camera.
Community

30 mothers, 30 photos: Gun violence photography project opens at Saunders Park

Across from Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, mothers of those lost to gun violence surround Saunders Park in a photo essay by photographer Kathy Shorr for Mural Arts.

8 months ago

An empty pool is visible on a sunny day.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘It’s bad’: City pool still not open in one of Philly’s hottest neighborhoods

City officials say opening the pool is a “major” priority, but that supply chain issues and labor shortages have delayed needed repairs.

8 months ago

Fifty of Philadelphia’s 70 public pools are open, include O’Connor in the city’s filter Square neighborhood where kids and families cooled off on July 21, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

The heat is on: Philadelphians are flocking to city pools this summer

Philly has opened 50 public pools across the city this summer, with another 20 still closed. But neighbors are loving any splash they can get.

8 months ago

Listen 1:52
The Frankford Library is one of the designated cooling centers that'll stay open late. (Asha Prihar / Billy Penn)
Weather
Billy Penn

These Philly libraries will be cooling centers during the heat emergency, with extended hours and free AC

How to get there on public transit, and things to do if you go.

8 months ago

A map of the Schuylkill Banks river extension
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Schuylkill River Trail is getting $2.5 million for an extension past Bartram’s Garden to the Passyunk Bridge

The state grant is expected to help fund an ADA-accessible path with nighttime lighting.

8 months ago

The Clothespin is visible, with buildings and the American flag in the background.
Arts & Entertainment

Claes Oldenburg, 93, created giant sculptures that became icons of Philly

The pop artist died on Monday at 93. His giant sculptures of common objects evoke the silly and the serious of Philly.

8 months ago

Police are investigating a sexual assault that took place early Monday morning at the Snyder Street station on the Broad Street Line. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Philly police search for suspect in sexual assault at SEPTA Broad Street station

The incident occurred at the Snyder station before the first train came through early Monday. Video and DNA evidence could help police make a quick arrest.

8 months ago

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