Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members recently to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits don’t pay property taxes but often make [continue reading…]
The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.
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Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood. [continue reading…]
At a meeting of the Greater Bustleton Civic League, officials from United Parcel Service presented their plan for the site, but residents expressed their concerns about a process that has not taken their input into account as often as they would like. [continue reading…]
The 16th District of the Philadelphia Police Department hosted a town hall meeting at the Dornsife Center on Drexel’s campus on Feb. 18 to address concerns of residents in the area. Hosted by Capt. Christine [continue reading…]
Community organization brings political candidates and local voters together to speak on topics residents feel need more attention [continue reading…]
Tattooed Mom, a neighborhood bar, doubles as a community meeting space. [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC)’s planning committee rejected a proposal to legalize unregistered apartments above Ly Jen Therapy Salons at 121 N. 11th St. on March 12. The current owners of the building presented [continue reading…]
Two representatives from the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Judicial Commission attended the Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) monthly meeting to discuss the commission’s process for evaluating and recommending judicial candidates. The meeting, held on Feb. [continue reading…]
In a nearly 150-year-old church, Powelton Village Civic Association (PVCA) members discussed efforts to encourage developers to abide by the neighborhood’s conservation overlay (NCO) district status. This status establishes guidelines for development in the area [continue reading…]
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