Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting

The church in Philadelphia’s historic district began moving in residents to the 34-unit complex in March Tahera Rahmani, Chris Shaddock and Colin Evans There’s a trendy new apartment building in Old City, but it’s not on the market for everyone.

Philadelphia’s water agency, for now, is moving ahead with plans to reduce levels of toxic “forever” chemicals in drinking water as the fates of national and state regulations on the substances remain in limbo. The Philadelphia Water Department is aiming to meet the standard set by the Biden administration for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which requires the city to reduce the quantity of the chemicals to below detectable levels.

By Allison Beck and Julius Philp Audio transcript On one night in January every year, hundreds of people gather in Love Park blasting pop music and eating  french fries and chicken tenders from a brightly lit food truck. They aren’t there for a party– they’re volunteers at the annual Point in Time Count, where volunteers fan out across the city to count how many people are living on the streets. Their totals are combined with shelter counts to gauge the city’s unhoused population.

Land Bank Board weighs private development proposal after community members express opposition by Alayna Hutchinson Norris Square is a neighborhood of contrasts. There’s a strip of vacant land on American Street. It’s filled with overgrown weeds and littered with garbage. An abandoned trailer, old basketball hoop, and mattress sit among other pieces of trash. Behind the lot are well kept aging rowhomes with flowers, multi-use small buildings and swept sidewalks.