Housing

https://vimeo.com/17930697] City and state officials gathered under a white canvas tent on the mud-covered corner of 31st and Diamond streets on Tuesday to celebrate the commencement of the Strawberry Mansion Townhomes project. The event featured

City Councilman Darrell L. Clarke’s office, a small, plain space found on the fourth floor of City Hall, is a bustling hub of activity. Staff members and concerned constituents shuffle in and out of the

https://vimeo.com/18641494] Very often when new government programs are implemented, it can take years for them to take effect. For example, Philadelphia launched a 10-year abatement program to boost a long decline in population in 1997.

Liddonfield Homes residents relocated, units to be leveled https://vimeo.com/20335396] While no plans are set for the 32-acre site in Holmesburg where work crews will eventually demolish the 436-unit Liddonfield Homes, many in the surrounding neighborhood

Older Residents Fear the Worst as Newcomers Move into Point Breeze https://vimeo.com/18394704] “There was a time when a white person wouldn’t come into this neighborhood,” said Nick Reeves, laughing. “Except sometimes in a car, but

https://vimeo.com/18394190] In a conversation with Jeff Graybill, the project engineer for the Philadelphia Housing Authority, his enthusiasm about his current undertaking is nothing less than contagious. Graybill is presently leading a construction site at 22nd

https://vimeo.com/18394190] Temple University’s brand new School of Medicine building may look shiny, fancy and full of activity on the outside, but Tioga businessman Andrei Soldatov said the inside is a whole different story. “It’s like

https://vimeo.com/18393058] During their patrols with the Mayfair Town Watch, John Vearling and Len Roberts heard the same complaints from residents over and over again. The owners of this property did not shovel their sidewalk when