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Philadelphia’s Muslim communities are working to build safe spaces as they navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities and an increase in Islamophobic violence since Isreal’s war on Palestine began in 2023.  Currently, there

This month, Unite Here Local 274, a labor union of nearly 4,000 private sector hotel and food service workers, is going on strike. After 17 months without a new contract, Unite Here is demanding that

As the Trump administration rolls back federal nondiscrimination protections, restricts access to gender-affirming care, and rescinds protections for transgender students’ rights to use bathrooms that match their gender identities, Philadelphia Neighborhoods Reporter Jada Montgomery sat down with

A new study has found that sports facilities in Philadelphia neighborhoods with higher percentages of white residents tend to be of higher quality than those in areas with fewer white residents. The study, conducted by

This month, Block by Block Philly, a non-profit organization that seeks to keep the streets of Philadelphia clean, held a “clean-off” with a Chicago non-profit called Cleanup Club Chicago.   The clean-off lasted for the entire month of October and challenged both cities to collect the most bags of trash possible.   David Evans, the

Philadelphia is one of many cities that have seen an increased use in AI technologies leaving residents concerned about its regulations and long-term impacts on the city. By: Leila Oyeku Philadelphia, like all major cities

The Hunting Park neighborhood in North Philadelphia is considered one of the hottest and most heat-vulnerable places in the city, according to the Philadelphia Heat Index. The Heat Index recorded over 20 days in the

Philadelphians took to the streets Saturday, Oct. 18, to take part in No Kings Day, a broad national movement that included an estimated 2,700 marches in nearly every major city across the country and drew