City Life The Billion Dollar Problem of Philadelphia’s Tangled Titles A new study reports that over 10,000 residential properties in Philadelphia are currently in legal ownership limbo. Kimberly Haas unpacks the long term costs affecting the entire city
City Life Hidden City Celebrates a Decade of Publishing We have reached a milestone, Philadelphia! Join us in raising a glass to ten years of Hidden City
City Life Disability Community Shut Out of Plans for Carousel House Recreation Center The decision by the City to close and demolish Carousel House in West Fairmount Park came as a surprise to many this summer. The shuttering of the beloved recreation center, which provided facilities and programing for people with disabilities, has displaced a tight-knit community indefinitely
City Life Let There be Light! New Neon Museum Illuminates Philly’s Colorful Commercial History The Philadelphia Neon Museum is officially open to the public and currently features a special exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the South Street Renaissance
City Life The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum What happens when whiteness is no longer the center of experience? The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown flips the script on conventional house museums and celebrates “home space” as the place where Black women and girls get things done.
City Life Old “Ladies’ Entrance” Signs Blur the Lines Between Gender Bias and Bar Ephemera Kiki Volkert goes bar hopping across the city to find old signs that signal a history of sexism and the progress made towards women’s rights
City Life My Mom and Center City: A Love Story In this endearing essay Amy Cohen recounts how her suburban-born mother blossomed into a passionate Philadelphian
City Life Happy New Year from Hidden City Hidden City is taking a short winter vacation. We’ll be back on Tuesday, January 19
