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.
Posts tagged with Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections
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."
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.
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."
Philly’s bathroom bill: Four months in, how many businesses have been cited?
As North Carolina faces a federal lawsuit for its bathroom bill, Philadelphia's on the other end of the spectrum. But is it being enforced?