Deadly Fairmount Fire

Bill inspired by deadly Fairmount fire would mandate better smoke alarms in public housing nationwide

The legislation provides funding for education, but not directly to help landlords install new detectors — and PHA says cost is a big issue.

The 18-year-old son of late housing activist Jennifer Bennetch started a GoFundMe to help him and his siblings

Bennetch died last week of COVID at age 36.

Deadly Fairmount Fire

PHA owns thousands of other rowhomes like the one that burned in Fairmount

The housing authority has a huge portfolio of so-called “scatter sites,” which were long neglected.

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Squatting for survival in Philadelphia: What it’s like to live in a ‘takeover house’

Occupying vacant properties has long been a tool of political protest — but it also lets families find homes.

Uncertain future for North Philly horse riding club, famous worldwide and beloved at home

New stables were completed right after “Concrete Cowboys” wrapped, but the animals' grazing pasture on Fletcher Street is slated for development.

Philly housing activists declare victory, say city will place properties in community land trust

How long will the encampments remain? Unclear.

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How Philly’s affordable housing problem was 100 years in the making

A 1927 book details many of the same issues as a Pew report released this week.

So far 31 people have moved into the brand new, 94-unit PHA tower in Sharswood

The old PHA building at 23rd and Ludlow is getting turned into a private swim club/gym/bar hybrid

A North Philly public housing resident is taking on the City Council President

Sheila Armstrong filed paperwork to run for the District 5 seat.

PHA opened up a new headquarters in Sharswood earlier this week

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Here’s everything Philly loses if the government shutdown keeps going

Local orgs are scrambling to help with food, housing, safety and cash.

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Comcast’s $10 internet for low-income Americans is exploding in popularity

Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians take advantage of Internet Essentials, along with six million users nationwide.

Residents prepare to leave Norris Homes, making way for a new development that’s also open to Temple students

PHA’s CFO, general counsel & nonprofit director all dismissed

How much did PHA make off property auctions? $9.5M. More numbers here

‘No Section 8’: The Craigslist practice that could cost landlords big time

The site used for missed connections and strippers is also used by landlords to discriminate against potential tenants.

The Philly Housing Authority plans to spend millions to try to rejuvenate the N. Philly area just north of Fairmount