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The hottest Philly neighborhood no one is talking about
No one could argue that Olney, in upper North Philadelphia, is gentrifying. But that doesn’t mean the neighborhood isn’t revitalizing. (Read more.)
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3 maps that explain gentrification in Philadelphia
“Gentrification” is a word that gets tossed around a lot, especially in Philadelphia, a city where some neighborhoods are experiencing rapid demographic shifts. (See our series here) The changes mean different things to different people but a common set of facts can help ground conversations. (Read more.)
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‘We want to see growth’ too: Why Tonetta Graham isn’t worried about Philly hipsters moving into her neighborhood
If Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion section gentrifies, Tonetta Graham knows her block is bound to change. She owns a house on 30th Street, right around the corner from her childhood home. (Read more.)
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He lost his son to gun violence. Now he might lose their Sharswood home.
For the past few years, Greg Bullock’s Sharswood rowhome has been more than just a house. (Read more.)
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The surprising truth behind the racial dynamics of gentrification in Philly
Debbie Bell knows what it is to be made to feel like an afterthought. She’s a lifelong resident of Point Breeze, a historically low-income African-American neighborhood in South Philadelphia that’s seen a lot of change lately. (Read more.)
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Over 1,000 adults were homeless and unsheltered in Philadelphia this January
Every January, in the midst of blisteringly low temperatures, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) conducts a point-in-time count of Philly’s homeless population. (Read more.)
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From slums to sleek towers: How Philly became cleaner, safer, and more unequal
Harry Schwartz, 84, remembers when his neighborhood, Society Hill, was one of the poorest parts of Philadelphia. But by the time he moved there as a young lawyer in 1969, things had changed. City planners had fixed up crowded blocks of crumbling old houses and razed a congested, old wholesale produce market to make way for majestic modernist towers. (Read more.)
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Homeless in Philadelphia: Overcrowded shelters, lack of affordable housing hit those with disabilities even harder
After Leola Howell and her 4-year-old daughter became homeless last May, they stayed on Howell’s friends’ couches for eight months, fruitlessly looking for a subsidized accessible housing unit of their own. (Read more.)
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Trump’s budget would cut $90 million from Philadelphia Housing Authority
Trump’s proposed cuts to the HUD budget would mean a $90 million blow to the Philadelphia Housing Authority, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Caitlin McCabe reports. (Read more.)
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City launches new program to help renters facing eviction
Most of the time when renters go to Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant court, they lose. Advocates say that’s because the vast majority of renters cannot afford a lawyer, while the vast majority of landlords can. On Tuesday, the city took a step towards addressing this power imbalance. (Read more.)