Neighborhoods

Philly's varied communities are both tight-knit and fluid, deep-rooted and ever-changing. The issues that affect our neighborhoods are issues that affect all stakeholders.

Carli Chesney receives a frog tattoo from artist Brianna Ballinghoof at Eddie’s Tattoo in Philadelphia’s Chinatown

At one of Philly’s oldest tattoo parlors, women are inking the art

Eddie’s in Chinatown has experienced a changing of the guard.

Philly’s 30 community fridges still need your donations

“In the beginning of the pandemic, it was a lot of people coming together,” said one organizer. “Now I feel like we’re back to pre-pandemic days.”

Students get oriented on the first day back at CAPA high school in South Philadelphia

Philly’s COVID recovery

Philly high school student: I’m ‘hopeful, scared, and nervous’ about return to school with ‘impossible’ rules and regulations

Despite all the fears, she remains optimistic.

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L to R: Moderator Layla A. Jones and panelists Siddiq Moore, Soneyet Muhammad, and Michael Thorpe

West Philly residents to city officials: Get money to grassroots startups, do job training in the neighborhoods

Community members shared suggestions at a panel discussion on anti-violence funding.

The sold-out concert at Four Seasons Total Landscaping almost didn’t happen because of Philly zoning laws

After a neighbor filed a complaint, L&I granted the famed gardening biz a special exemption.

A young player of Katie’s Komets, a co-ed wheelchair basketball team, at a July protest to save the Carousel House

Officials confirm demolition of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities, but promise all programs will return to original site

The Carousel House Advisory Council finally got a sitdown with Parks & Rec.

Investing in People & Places: How Jobs Prevent Violence – Tuesday 8/24 outside at Siddiq’s Real Fruit Water Ice in West Philly

Join Billy Penn and CeaseFirePA for a panel discussion about anti-violence funding in Philadelphia. Join Billy Penn and CeaseFirePA for a public conversation with local advocates about how the city can target its already-allocated workforce funding to help stop the violence and heal our communities.