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Tag: Women’s Community Revitalization Project

Posted inBroke in Philly, Power

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

Avatar photo by Michaela Winberg September 12, 2020January 17, 2023

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

Posted inBroke in Philly, Neighborhoods

Taking on gentrification with a community land trust in Point Breeze

Avatar photo by Michaela Winberg February 11, 2019January 17, 2023
Posted inPower

Who’s got power, the mayor or City Council? This free voter education class has answers

Avatar photo by Michaela Winberg February 4, 2019January 17, 2023
Posted inNeighborhoods

Why affordable housing is hard to find — and develop — in Philadelphia

by Mark Dent September 21, 2017January 17, 2023
Posted inNeighborhoods

Photos: Protesters outside Ben Carson’s Vaux High School visit

by Angela Gervasi September 19, 2017January 17, 2023

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