Kensington Blues Puts A Human Face On A Lost Population
Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge captures the lives of Philadelphia's opioid crisis in his new book, Kensington Blues. HC editor Michael Bixler has the review > more
NKCDC Elevates North Kensington With Orinoka Civic House
The New Kensington Community Development Corporation brings Orinoka Mills out of dereliction with affordable housing and community empowerment. Hidden City co-editor Michael Bixler has this report from north of Lehigh Avenue > more
Ruminating On Lost Columbia Avenue
In this third installment in our series, Ethan Wallace examines the long term effects the Columbia Avenue riot has had on this weary section of North Philadelphia. Dubbed an "extinction event", Wallace sifts through the ruins of the once vibrant neighborhood while considering the encroaching development of Temple University's campus and the social unrest happening in Ferguson, Missouri > more
Black Writers Museum Reopens In Historic Germantown Residence
A cultural attraction opens its doors in Germantown, Gayborhood senior living center a “gift to the community,” majority of Avenue of the Arts building purchased, 4 decades of Philly’s shrinking middle class, and the Water Dept. requests student graphic designs > more
A Solution For Philly’s Financial Woes: Land Clearing
Economist talks land clearing, shaming for sustainability, uneven real estate growth, and new brickwork for 1500 Sansom > more
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