A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the … Read the full story >>

Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family.

Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school … Read the full story >>

Finding a really helpful neighbor can at times be difficult in some urban areas, particularly on blocks where one-third of the properties are abandoned and … Read the full story >>

The blocks that surround the abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 E. York St., which caught fire early Monday morning, continue to be off-limits as construction … Read the full story >>

Imagine waking up at 3 a.m. to sirens, bright lights and smoke-filled air. Your block is almost completely engulfed in flames. For the next two … Read the full story >>

Demolition crews worked into the afternoon, knocking down brick after brick of what once was an abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 York St., in a … Read the full story >>

At the corner of 34th and Brandywine streets is an abandoned church, a sight not uncommon in Philadelphia. However, this church isn’t being left to … Read the full story >>

At the gateway of East Falls on Ridge Avenue, surrounded by a chain-link fence, lays a large empty lot known as “The Rivage.”

Gina Snyder, … Read the full story >>

The Philadelphia Housing Authority brought in $7 million this week at its first auction of blighted properties, but critics disliked what they described as a … Read the full story >>

Nearly a quarter of the land in Kensington is vacant.  No buildings, no structures, just grass, weeds or concrete.  This land, if left untended, becomes … Read the full story >>