For some in this neighborhood, the question of who gets the property next stirs bitter memories of urban renewal.

It’s a relatively quiet year for political elections but the race for Philadelphia’s City Controller is generating some excitement.

The transit agency has been so underfunded, and for so long, that its maintenance backlog is now $5 billion. And that’s just for basic repairs.

Eastwick resident Joanne Graham knows a solution must be found. One bad storm could spell disaster.

Resident hopes that once again, “out of that frustration” will “come hope and new initiatives.”

Some possibilities for Philly-area riders: A 40-minute trip between New York City and Philadelphia, an airport stop, and a tunnel.

Though many other states have passed electronic recycling laws and adopted programs, Pennsylvania is unique in its multiphase approach to implementation.

The Philadelphia office of the Social Security Administration is running a pilot program to screen for applicants who have committed serious crimes, and prevent them from serving as a “representative” payee.

Recent changes to the law that governs the cameras will mean that the Philadelphia Streets Department is no longer guaranteed 50% of that revenue.

The high-profile theft of more than $500 million in artwork, on the FBI’s list of Top Ten Art Crimes, has led investigators to the City of Brotherly Love.

By the end of this year a new high-tech mission involving drones will be playing out just beyond Philadelphia’s borders.

Some protesters said they were already feeling the impact of the cuts.

Philadelphia, with one of the oldest water systems in the country, is a poster child for a national problem.

In dense urban areas like Philadelphia, activists argue, federal statistics don’t show the whole picture.

Non-profits on a limited budget find it an effective, inexpensive means to promote their organization.