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A novel approach to combatting gentrification is working in Kensington

In 2023, J.C. Zerbe, community advocate and acclaimed muralist, welcomed an unusual offer: a spiffy, brand-new space for below-market rent. The offer came from the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT). Most landlords buy buildings to hold onto them, but KCT buys properties to give them away — rehabbing them and transferring them to community ownership.

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WHYY

Public Advocate seeks ‘full and public investigation’ of PGW CEO’s freebies following WHYY’s report

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch.

NBC Philadelphia

Philadelphia sends its trash to be burned. Neighbors say they've had enough

Philadelphia sends hundreds of thousands of tons of trash to Chester each year to be burned. Now, as city councilmembers weigh new waste contracts, residents in the small Delaware County city and its leaders are urging Philly to stop sending its trash there and calling for the incinerator to close.

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Landmark Properties delivers 909-bed student housing tower

BKV Group served as designer for The Mark Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA — Landmark Properties has delivered The Mark Philadelphia, a 909-bed student housing community in the University City neighborhood. Rising 34 stories, The Mark is the tallest student housing property in the University City submarket, giving residents sweeping views of the Center City skyline and the surrounding University City neighborhoods. The project is Landmark’s second ground-up development in Philadelphia, following The Standard at Philadelphia, which opened in 2023.

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West Chester Weekly News Roundup: Nov. 6, 2026

The easiest way to be in the know. New to the newsletter? Sign up here. It’s Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: This week, we take a tour of the new Refillery Station on E. Street Rd. The idea of taking the product and leaving the waste has spawned a growing industry that’s expected to top $6 billion in the next 10 years. We explore the pros and cons with owners John and Kristen. Plus, for the last two years, West Chester University students have operated a live music venue out of their basement. The live music scene isn’t dead. We just needed someone to DM us the address.

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Bucks County Courier Times

Philadelphia Marathon 2026: When it is, route and start time

The City of Brotherly Love is preparing for more than 30,000 marathon athletes to descend on the city for Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, culminating with the 26.2-mile main event on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The TIAA Philadelphia Marathon starts on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The...

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Zoning Board Rejects 420-Unit Lancaster Avenue Project, Developer Vows Fight

5100 Lancaster Ave. — Approximate Site of Proposed 45-Unit Building. A proposal to build 420 apartments across three Lancaster Avenue properties in West Philadelphia's Cathedral Park area has stalled at the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which ruled against the developer following a contentious hearing on Oct. 21. The plan from Haverford Square Properties called for 42 affordable units, but it also asked for a building six feet taller than current zoning allows, a sticking point that proved decisive before the board.

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

WHYY

Philadelphia Mayor Parker orders review of city’s foster care system after death of Malayshia Allford

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Mayor Cherelle Parker has ordered a review of Philadelphia’s foster care system following the death of 10-year-old Malayshia Allford. Parker’s executive action on Tuesday follows similar calls...

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Old York Road Historical Society to host ‘Incomprehensible Friends and Rebellious Enemies: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War’ Nov. 11, Bryn Athyn train wreck presentation Dec. 5

The Old York Road Historical Society continues their historical lectures series on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 at 7:30PM in the John Barnes Room of Abington Friends Meeting with Incomprehensible Friends and Rebellious Enemies: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer, Ph.D.. The presentation will be offered both in-person and on Zoom.

Bryn Athyn, PA · 2d

fox29.com

Community holds vigil in East Mount Airy for Bellaniri Hernandez Camilo

Members of the local community and the Pennsylvania Cosmetology Association gathered outside Abba Blessed Beauty Salon on Monday evening to hold a memorial vigil. Attendees came together along Stenton Avenue to honor and remember Bellaniri Ofelia Hernandez Camilo.

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New York Post

Philly DSA claims backlash to Jewish business boycott is ‘repression’

Philadelphia’s branch of the Democratic Socialists of America is claiming that the anti-Israel movement is being repressed because of the backlash against another group’s Sunday boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in the City of Brotherly Love. The DSA group doubled down on the poorly planned boycott , which was held on the eve of the Kristallnacht Nazi night of terror, claiming the outrage against Sunday’s effort was unwarranted and belittled the boycotters’ message. “From the Senator Fetterman and Congressman Boyle to Governor Shapiro, Mayor Parker, and Council President Johnson, politicians have joined a chorus of bad-faith and dangerous conflation of antisemitism with anti-Zionism and invoking comparisons of the Kristallnacht that trivialize trauma and suppress political speech,” the group said in a statement. Philadelphia’s branch of the Democratic Socialists of America condemned the backlash against its boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in the city. phillydsa.org Philly ‘Kristallnacht’ protests at Jewish-owned businesses drowned out, shouted down by huge crowds A protester on a bicycle rides past shops in Philly’s ritzy Rittenhouse Square. James Keivom for NY Post “These condemnations were not good-faith conversations about tactics.” The Philly DSA also appeared to be surprised by the backlash, given last week’s blue wave at the midterms,

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Expect Traffic Delays: Several Major Events Will Impact Philadelphia Roads This Week

If you're planning to drive through Philadelphia this week, especially in and around Center City, it's a good idea to leave a little extra time for your commute. Several large events are expected to bring road closures, parking restrictions, and SEPTA detours throughout the week, according to city officials. From...

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Philly’s progressive left is plotting a City Council takeover in 2027

On a weeknight in a church basement in North Philadelphia, the talk is not about sermons. It is about who will hold the gavel, the zoning pen, and the power to slow a rent increase. Activists who spent recent cycles winning scattered seats are now speaking in the language of majorities. The phrase Philly progressive Council has begun to circulate among organizers who believe 2027 is the year a loose left coalition can become the dominant bloc on the city’s legislative body. The ambition is early, public, and still untested by a ballot. What is clear is the calendar. Municipal primaries in this city are decided long before posters go up, and the people plotting a takeover know it.

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Philly City Council presses officials over property tax assessments

A tense exchange between Philadelphia’s chief assessment officer and a lawmaker worried about gentrification in her district punctuated a City Council hearing about property taxes. Councilmember Quetcy Lozada asked James Aros Jr., the assessment chief, about the number of homes his team actually looks at each year. Aros responded...

New Jersey Globe

Inkygate: Inquirer lawyers: if Nancy Phillips gave her notes to prosecutors, it’s ‘protected public expression’

According to lawyers for The Philadelphia Inquirer, if editor Nancy Phillips gave her “fabricated” notes to prosecutors so they could falsely indict South Jersey political boss George Norcross for racketeering, it’s no big deal. Why?. Because, according to lawyers Eli Segal and John Stapleton, Phillips’s “alleged transmission...

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Hatboro officials to review Data Center Ordinance Draft on Nov. 10, rumors of a proposed data center untrue, borough manager says

Hatboro Borough’s Planning Commission agenda for Tuesday, November 10, includes a review of a Data Center Ordinance Draft. According to borough manager Diane Hegele, a rumor has been circulating which claims that a new data center is being proposed near Crooked Billet School in the northeast quadrant of Hatboro.

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CBS Philadelphia

Mostly sunny Veterans Day in Philadelphia region before storms move in

Wednesday in the Philadelphia region will be mostly sunny before a potential nor'easter brings rainy weather Thursday and Friday.

Philadelphia, PA · 13h

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