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Car-free streets return to Center City on Sundays in April

Have an innovative idea to make Philly's neighborhoods more equitable? The Economy League wants to hear it

Philly Property Wealth Gap

Hartranft Community Center, a hub in North Philly before it closed in 2009, reopens after $11.5 million renovation

Hartranft reopening

One year into Mayor Parker's Kensington intervention, city officials tout lower crime, better community services

Kensington Crime Parker

Car-free streets return near Rittenhouse Square on Dec. 8 and 15

open streets december

Spreading vandalism or joy? Shamcow graffiti evokes a range of emotions in Roxborough

Shamcow artist Roxborough

RoxYunk Porchfest returns Saturday with 100 musical performances at dozens of properties

RoxYunk Porchfest 2024

76ers arena community impact study says half of Chinatown's small businesses would suffer

76ers impact study

Streets near Rittenhouse Square to be car-free on last 4 Sundays in September

Open Streets Rittenhouse

Marriott hotel project at North Philly's 'Boner 4ever' building 'on pause' as lender withdraws financing

Boner 4ever Hotel

Fishtown to string lights over several segments of Frankford Avenue

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East Passyunk's Singing Fountain is back on display after being restored

Singing Fountain Passyunk

Mural in Washington Square West will stay despite one disgruntled neighbor's complaints

Mural Arts Philadelphia

Philly police to enter enforcement phase of city's plan targeting drugs, violence in Kensington

Bethel Kensington Police

More than 90 splash pads and sprinklers open across the city

Philly spraygrounds memorial day

A Brewerytown block will be renamed after Welcome America festival creator

Lana Felton-Ghee Way street renaming

New initiative will clean 335 blocks each week in Mount Airy and Germantown

Weekly cleaning program Mt. Airy

Philly homeowners claim bad actors are abusing the blighted property act

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Chinatown Stitch project to cap Vine Street Expressway gains $158 million in funding

Chinatown Stitch Funding

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Volunteers needed for Philly's citywide cleanup event in April

Philly Spring Cleanup 2024

Kensington residents receive $3.5 million for home repairs, eviction prevention

Guillermo Garcia

Chinatown celebration intended to showcase neighborhood and push back against 76ers arena plans

Chinatown celebration

Philly writer's new book 'Disillusioned' explores changes in America's suburbs

Disillusioned Benjamin Herold

Spruce Hill residents seek to add pedestrian plaza to slow traffic near Penn Alexander School

43rd and Spruce streets

Broad Street stretch in the Navy Yard reopens after 18 months

Navy Yard reopening

Pizza Shackamaxon is opening new restaurant, Pizza Richmond, where customers can dine in

Pizza Richmond

Studies on impact of 76ers arena proposal won't be released until next year

76ers Impact Studies

Design chosen for Chinatown Stitch project would construct two caps above Vine Street Expressway

Chinatown Stitch 676

Fishtown has lured developers for years. Now, a Shake Shack is on its way – to the dismay of some residents

Fishtown Shake Shack

Crosswalk murals have been shown to reduce traffic crashes, so Fishtown just added one to a busy intersection

Fishtown Crosswalk Mural

At town hall for 76ers arena proposal, team pressed for details about its $50 million plan to benefit the community

76ers Town Hall

Luxury apartment tower to open near Yards taproom, Silk City Diner in Northern Liberties

Northern Liberties Apartments

Center City has recovered faster from the pandemic than other major cities' downtown areas, report finds

Center City Pandemic Recovery

Chestnut Hill to illuminate Germantown Avenue and explore its history during Night of Lights exhibition

Night of Lights

Children's Health

Children from poor neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Asthma Neighborhoods Study

Consultants chosen for impact studies on 76ers arena plan in Center City

76ers Arena Studies

Chestnut Hill to be featured on 'Good Morning America' on Fourth of July

Chestnut Hill GMA

A new dashboard tracks quality of life in all of Philly's 372 neighborhoods

ProgressPHL dashboard

Chinatown organization takes stand against 76ers' arena plan, 'disappointing' the team's developer

76ers Arena Chinatown PCDC

Philly to explore capping Vine Street Expressway with intent of making Chinatown whole again

Chinatown Vine Street Expressway

Kensington grocery co-op reopens after members raise $200,000 to save it

Kensington Community Food Co-op Reopens

Greening vacant lots in Philly raised surrounding property values by 4.3% in first year, Wharton study finds

Philly Green Lots Property Values

With 76ers new stadium, is Philly's Chinatown destined for same fate as Washington, D.C. neighborhood?

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