Bike lane update: Riverside progress, parking enforcement, and more trails on the way
The PPA has started ticketing on American Street, and construction is starting on seven new stretches.
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Philly’s first raised bike lane with a concrete buffer is nearly complete
The bikeway runs along the middle of North American Street, connecting Northern Liberties to Fairhill.
In low-turnout North Philly, voters battle misinformation to get out and vote early
Oct. 27 deadline to request a mail ballot approaches as officials push to spread info about satellite offices.
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She’s opening a gym in Kensington so women can ‘confidently reach their fitness goals’
With graffiti walls by fashion designer Iris Bonner, Women's World Gym launches Sept. 1.
Secret Philly: Fair Hill examines the 19th Amendment’s meaning and history
The North Philadelphia burial ground was backdrop for the movements for women’s suffrage and civil rights.
Fairhill boys suit up to strut the catwalk, and learn life skils
A former model uses fashion to teach life lessons in the after-school program Real Men Speak.
From needle-filled lot to colorful community garden, a North Philly school is transformed
Neighbors said the Fairhill space “was like a cemetery” before the Mural Arts project came in.
‘Libraries saved my life’: Third-party candidates dominate City Council forum in North Philly
None of the five Democratic nominees and only two of the five Republicans showed up.
This Philly housing project helps residents double their income
The Women's Community Revitalization Project offers 282 units and a slew of community services.
How do you fix a bad pothole in Philly? Graffiti, apparently
After profanity was written on the street, the crater was finally filled in.
Why the city is giving out blue light bulbs to deter drug use
And why recovery experts say it won't help.
Everything you can do at Philly Free Streets this weekend
Dancing, handball, yoga and all kinds of activities in the Barrio on Saturday
Revealed: Philly’s plan for the people it’s kicking out of that notorious heroin tract
When Conrail paves over Gurney Street this month, the city will respond with treatment and resources for people living there.
Philly 2017 homicide map: Where, why and who
About halfway through the year, the rate is up 20 percent compared to 2016.