After $2 million scare, Kensington’s Last Stop recovery center is going legit

The 18-year-old operation is forming its first board of directors.

Johnny Doc corruption charges

The exact same day that Councilman Bobby Henon was arraigned on corruption charges relating to L&I, he introduced bills that would strengthen City Hall’s power over building contractors

Philly developers set a new record for demolition permits in 2018, the first year private companies razed more buildings than L&I did

City Council is brokering a heated debate over fire safety regulations between the real estate industry and union workers

A former Underground Railroad stop is on the brink of collapse in Spring Garden

The city alleges the property owner has been neglectful for years, ignoring their orders to protect the house.

How zoning works in Philly, and how you can get involved

Neighborhood changing around you? Make your voice heard.

Do you need a permit for a sidewalk sale in Philly? It depends

But as far as L&I is concerned, kids selling lemonade shouldn't worry about "Permit Patties."

Every year, 2,000 buildings are added to Philly’s unsafe and ‘imminently dangerous’ lists

After a new Overbrook Park food truck was shut down, more than 10k people have signed a petition seeking the civic association’s support to reopen

Old City fire update: Chestnut Street is reopen between Second and Third

Reconstruction has been slow-going since the Feb. 18 blaze.

Mayor Kenney’s budget proposal, Cliff’s Notes version

Property taxes, opioid resources, school funding, road paving and lots more.

More than a year after Philly’s gender-neutral bathroom bill, no one’s been cited

The city's fielded just three complaints about public bathrooms that are supposed to be labeled gender-neutral

Cat that saved people in ‘Love Letters’ house is itself rescued

A Philly nonprofit leapt at the chance to help Baxter, who helped evacuate the collapsed rowhome.

The crackdown after Oakland’s fire and a crisis for Philly’s DIY spaces

Alternative venues have been in the nation’s focus ever since a warehouse-turned-live music venue in Oakland caught fire last week.

City inspectors swear they’re not trying to stop the party — just keep it safe

Roaches? Bad wiring? Just another night on the job.

Former L&I deputy commissioner Domenic Verdi found not guilty in bribery trial

Where did all of Philly’s food trucks go? The data behind a trend

We were late to the boom, but it may well have peaked. And WTF happened in 2014?

Why the Frankford and Girard late-night food trucks are (still) shut down

Why is a long-standing ordinance forbidding vending after midnight suddenly being enforced? No one seems to know.

Philly developers are startled: Is L&I not a joke anymore?

"This isn't ‘Bar Rescue.'" says L&I Commissioner David Perri. "The reform in this department is going to take some time."

House collapses on Germantown Avenue near Wayne Junction

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