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Officials broke ground on Phase III of the Blumberg/Sharswood project, which will result in 83 new affordable and energy-efficient rental units.

Remaking Sharswood

NewsWorks and PlanPhilly report on Sharswood, a section of North Philly just north of Girard College as it undergoes a sweeping, half-billion dollar transformation.

6 years ago

A SEPTA bus on the street.

Streetsplainers

Streetsplainers seeks out answers to those often overlooked questions about our beleaguered and beloved transportation systems.

6 years ago

3831 Cambridge, property traced to Antoine Gardiner and photographed February 22, 2013.

Ravaged by Neglect

How Philadelphia’s self-inflicted delinquency crisis wrecks neighborhoods, erodes property values and drains the public purse.

6 years ago

At the scene from a fire staging area under the Platt Bridge, a flare can be seen burned off fuel (Emma Lee/WHYY)

PES Refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest and oldest oil refinery on the East Coast, announced it would shut down after a fire in June 2019.

7 years ago

Children play in the fountain at Dilworth ParK. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Modern Kids

At home, at school, in the neighborhood, we’re asking children, parents and experts what kids need to be healthy.

7 years ago

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