Billboards, web ads, and SEPTA banners tout a fresh start for the South Philly refinery site, one that’s green, sustainable, and good for neighbors. Meanwhile, the site’s new owner is seeking permits to continue to store and sell potentially hundreds of millions of gallons of petroleum — and surrounding communities feel betrayed. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
In commemoration of the lives lost, and to prevent future tragedies, FunTimes Magazine offers these fire safety tips. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
Bache-Martin Elementary is located in a well-off neighborhood, but the district considers 90% of its enrollment economically disadvantaged. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
For decades, community gardeners have tended to abandoned land in neighborhoods redlined by the insurance industry, neglected by government and ignored by developers. Yet as values rise across the city and builders see opportunity in long-overlooked lots, gardeners find themselves fighting to hold onto the spaces they’ve cultivated. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Last year, the court relied heavily on Zoom meetings and staggering in-person hearings to avoid overcrowding. But it reverted to a pre-pandemic schedule in early January. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
A longtime university president calls on local colleges to steal an idea from Michigan: recruit and educate the nearly 17,000 foster kids in Pennsylvania. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
At least 14 people lived in the Fairmount apartment consumed by fire. “Who makes a choice to be in that type of situation?” a tenant advocate said. “They did what they had to do, you know?” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
As temperatures stay low, many Philadelphians will urgently need to find warmth over the next several weeks. Here, some simple, impactful ways you can support them. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
It may not sound like a lot of money now, but thanks to the magic of compound interest, the Keystone Scholars contribution can seed a child’s future education, which can mean better health too. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
So far, roughly $13.5 million has been raised, partly through philanthropy, for loans to be disbursed in the first phase. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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