Council Wants to Protect More Philly Architecture
New legislation would use fees to help fund the Historical Commission.
Philly Jewish Group Calls for Opposition to Trump Stategist Steve Bannon
Young Jews demonstrated at Senator Pat Toomey’s office and the local Jewish Federation.
Can Philly Fix the Block It Razed, Then Shabbily Rebuilt, After MOVE Bombing?
The Redevelopment Authority wants to atone.
Contract That Ended SEPTA Strike in Question
Union president Willie Brown says he’s worried members may reject the deal.
ThinkFest Recap: Allan Domb on the City’s Finances
Domb wants the city to take some cues from the business world.
ThinkFest Preview: Kathryn Ott Lovell
The parks commissioner says the city can fight poverty by investing in public spaces.
Nazi-Related Trump Graffiti Found in South Philly
Swastikas appeared overnight on an abandoned store at Broad and Wharton streets.
Pat Toomey Wins U.S. Senate Race
It’s a major Republican victory in the most expensive Senate race in history.
Society Hill is Closed
As Philly changes, why does the city’s wealthiest neighborhood stay the same?
Advertising on Public Buildings Is a Sad, Terrible Thing
And Philadelphians are going to have to live with it sooner or later.
As Rail Park Rises, Chinatown Tries to Stay Chinatown
On keeping the “Loft District” from overrunning the neighborhood.
Kenney, Labor Leaders Shame Trump Over Failed Waterfront Project
Our mayor on Trump: “A high school kid. A big zero. A big empty nothing.”
The Very Slow, All-of-a-Sudden Transformation of Northern Liberties
A walk around what might be Philly’s latest post-gentrified neighborhood.