Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Community Development
Philly launches 2 programs designed to help minority businesses succeed
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney gathered members of City Council and small-business people Monday to tout his $500 million Rebuild program as a means of equitable economic development. Philadelphia — a majority-minority…
‘Music’ of construction greets Osage Ave. neighbors on MOVE bombing anniversary
Connie and Gerald Renfro have lived on an exceptionally quiet block of Osage Avenue for nearly 20 years. With more than half of the houses surrounding them vacant and boarded up,…
Northeast Philly, suburbs become poorer as inner city gentrifies
Philadelphia’s innermost neighborhoods were shedding residents and businesses as the suburbs boomed in the mid-20th century. Moving to a tract house in a place like Levittown in Bucks County or the…
