The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll is back, turning the West Philly corridor into a rolling block party with $1 deals
Thousands of people are expected to come out, and local businesses are thrilled.
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West Philly’s Memorial Garden is 19 years old — and deemed open for development
The community green space in Haddington was awarded to a Turn the Key developer with little notice or discussion. The Land Bank is now reconsidering its process.
Anxious Clark Park vendors are hoping for city solutions, like single-day permits or relaxed requirements
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said she’ll be “working with stakeholders” on a resolution.
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As graduation rates dip, educators at West Philadelphia High School are doing all they can to keep students engaged
“It’s essentially like my 10th graders are eighth graders and my ninth graders are seventh graders,” said one teacher.
Philly music legend Kenn Kweder celebrates 30 years charming the crowd at Smokey Joe’s
Tuesday nights are special at the Penn institution.
End of an era as Dock Street Brewing closes in West Philly after 15 years
The city’s first post-Prohibition independent beer maker will keep its South Philly location open — and something new will replace it on Baltimore Avenue.
Fearing an L&I crackdown, craft vendors are fleeing the Clark Park Farmers Market area
“This is people’s bread and butter,” said one proprietor, noting that permitting wasn't enforced last year.
Philly spring trail preview: 8 new, improved, and upcoming trails to explore around the city
From the long-awaited Delaware River Trail to 24/7 access at the Manayunk Bridge.
The Enterprise Center gets $1 million in new federal funding to help revitalize West Philly’s historic 52nd Street corridor
The nonprofit plans to dedicate the money to strengthening existing businesses and helping launch new ones.
Solutions bubble up in Philadelphia neighborhoods most impacted by gun violence
How residents in Mantua and Kensington are pushing for change.
Philly’s plan to treat gun violence as a public health crisis is getting an update with ideas from the community
A listening tour has surfaced new suggestions — but some of them are already in the works.
Philly is expanding street sweeping in April, and you can ask officials about it this week
Cleanup crews are slated to come through 14 neighborhoods this spring.
For sale in West Philly: A refurbished home that mines cryptocurrency for you
The realtor swears the tech is environmentally friendly, and says it could boost the new owner’s crypto-literacy.
The women powering West Philly’s thriving Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant scene
Baltimore Avenue has been a culinary center for the culture since the 1980s.
At Urban Navigation, Philly kids can learn music production and engineering — or how to disarm a gun
“We’re teaching them how to respect the weapon,” a co-founder said of the safety training.
7 parks and public spaces that will transform Philadelphia
From FDR Park to Graffiti Pier, and the Floating Water Workshop to Cobbs Creek Golf Course, an update on big projects in the works.
A hard look at the numbers behind 2021’s record gun violence in Philly, and an overview of what’s being done
People of color and young adults bore the brunt of city shootings.
McDonald’s are closing across Philly’s downtown, but the one in University City could make a return
What's replacing all these fast-food joints?
‘Narcan Near Me’: Philadelphia to pilot Narcan vending machines to help stop fatal overdoses
The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise.
Halloween in West Philly: Tots in costume, a Dumpster Derby, and the ‘Porch of Doom’
Three dozen photos that capture the creative essence of the holiday — and the human spirit.