Topic: Gentrification

Good Neighbors
A Citizen and Free Library event on Monday explored the perennial urban question: How do we make communities everyone can live in?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Case For a Gentrification Dividend
Sending neighbors a check whenever a nearby building goes up would send the message that everyone should benefit from growth
By Jon Geeting
Lauren Summers and Nicole Buchholz
The Grad Hospital residents were tired of spending summers at their bleak old public pool. So they turned it into a colorful welcoming neighborhood hub
By Karen Chernick
Look Who’s Gone Radical
A groundbreaking Museum of Art exhibit takes art to the streets, combining it with advocacy. This isn’t your grandfather’s PMA
By Karen Chernick
Loans for Low-Income Homeowners
Want gentrification to benefit everyone? Council President Darrell Clarke should look to Detroit
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Connor Barwin’s Civic Season
A season of civic matchups proved Philly is on the upswing
By Connor Barwin
Connor Barwin’s Civic Season
This week, the all-pro linebacker and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against Washington, D.C.
By Connor Barwin
The Big Fix
Healthy Rowhouse Project aims to help residents fix their homes to fix their health. Is it also the answer to gentrification?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Connor Barwin’s Civic Season
This week, the all-pro linebacker and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against New Orleans
By Connor Barwin