Jarrett Stein kept apologizing to the crowd for his public speaking. On a cold rainy Tuesday morning, the Rebel Ventures co-executive…
Leon Caldwell, a socially minded real estate developer who was born and raised in West Philadelphia, spends a lot of time…
Muhammed Aslam died in the South Philadelphia business he built. It was a cold December evening in 1999 and the shop…
In a time of such rapid development, it is important for community members to access spaces that have a sense of…
“Where are you from?” “You speak great English.” While these statements no doubt can come from a good place from a…
Bobby Fischer once famously said, “Chess is life.” In the city of Philadelphia, these words take on more truth than their…
PlanPhilly has been looking at pop-ups and the neighborhoods in which they take place. On Thursday, June 21, the Food Trust…
What does it mean to create a new park in a changing, sometimes contested neighborhood? Next in our series about Philly's…
By Erica Atwood Philadelphia has been my home for more than 20 years. Born and raised right across the bridge in…
After the sexy newness of a pop-up leaves town, can neighborhoods sustain the benefits for local businesses? It’s a question I’ve…
By Sam Woods Thomas During my three years managing commercial corridors for the The New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), on…
By Jabari K. Jones “We’ve got to realize that the moment is before us!” Those are the words that Dr. Martin Luther…
Every neighborhood has its sparkplug advocates, the do-ers who move mountains to improve their corners of the city, who doggedly find…
Jeanne Gang is a rare bird among architects. Her 20-year old Chicago-based firm, Studio Gang, has cut a bold path, creating…
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” ― Jane…
Community Contributor Domenic Vitiello makes the case for why immigration of all sorts is important to Philadelphia’s revitalization and what believing…
Even though it’s been a divisive election, planner and Community Contributor Michael Gaughan says we can look close to home to…
On the first weekend of May every year, PlanPhilly is the local hub for Jane’s Walk, a global festival of…
In the pantheon of urban agriculture, few stand taller here than Mary Seton Corboy, founder and Chief Idea Officer of Philadelphia’s …
Back when John Street was Philly’s mayor Taller Puertorriqueño received a $1.5 million Cultural Corridors grant. For the better part of…