Our Reporting
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Gun violence prevention groups work in peril as federal funding is slashed
“They believe when gun violence drops, the problem is solved.” By Sophia Battaglia As gun violence plummets in Philadelphia, researchers and violence prevention organizations say they are worried about their financial future as the federal funding for their work has decreased. “You’re stripping the community from programs that work,” said Quinzel Tomoney, a supervisor at…
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Children of Undocumented Immigrants Plan For the Worst
Nearly a third of the city’s estimated 47,000 undocumented immigrants have at least one child under 18 By Gianna Voges Julia hasn’t slept well in months. She spends every moment worrying her Ecuadorian parents won’t come home from work. If they were deported, she would be forced to drop out of college and take care…
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Belmont’s red-hot football team has its eyes set on a state title – and its players’ futures
Coach Terrell Brent emphasizes academic success and emotional development for his players By Aedan Alexander-Mullen As floodlights beamed down on the field on a warm October evening, Coach Terrell Brent implored his team to play with urgency. Trailing MLK High School by two points with only minutes left in the final quarter, it seemed that…
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MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy
“MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy” is a six episode podcast collaboration between Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting and the Philadelphia Inquirer. It details what led the city to bomb a rowhome in 1985, killing 11 people, including six children, all members of a controversial, Black-led, back-to-nature group that for years had clashed with…
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Too Afraid to Celebrate
Fear of Ice is driving customers away from small Latino businesses Fear of ICE hurts small Latino businesses in South Philadelphia By Gloria Chuma A big venue, food, servers, a DJ, decorations, party favors, and security were what Maria Angamarca had planned for her children’s baptism party. The fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
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Fear Creeps into the Italian Market
With the new Trump administration’s focus on immigrant deportation, the busy commerce is replaced with empty sidewalks and silent streets. By Sebastiana Lopez Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting · Fear creeps into the Italian Market Transcript Sebastiana Lopez: South Philadelphia is a tapestry woven with threads from Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and beyond. The aroma of…
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Old First Church opens apartment building for homeless
The church in Philadelphia’s historic district began moving in residents to the 34-unit complex in March Tahera Rahmani & Chris Shaddock There’s a trendy new apartment building in Old City, but it’s not on the market for everyone. The five-story, modern complex on the corner of Race and 4th streets is reserved for people experiencing…
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A solution to highway noise pollution could be green space
“Trees and natural things that absorb sound is a really good way to help treat noise” By Tim De Petris and Tazwar Shahnawaz A mess of red construction cranes seize the blue sky like gnarled fingers pointing every which way, a sign of progress for a highway cap project underway in Philadelphia that aims to…
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Chinatown’s future in flux
No clear vision emerging for Market East after Sixers arena deal fails by Chhaya Nayyar and Colette Kearney With the proposed Sixers arena squashed the future of Market East is hazy. Chinatown residents have one vision and their Councilman Mark Squilla is planning another. Neither vision is clear. “There is a task force being assembled…
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Philadelphia plans upgrades to reduce “forever chemicals” in drinking water
The project is driven by new regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency last year, though the fate of those rules remain uncertain in the Trump administration by Chris Shaddock Philadelphia’s water agency, for now, is moving ahead with plans to reduce levels of toxic “forever” chemicals in drinking water as the fates of national…