The developers of three new rental apartment complexes in Queens and Brooklyn boast in marketing materials about “apartments that suit every lifestyle” — unless you happen to use a wheelchair,…
Listen to article • 0:00 minBefore Caroline Podraza and her husband, Evan Roth, could find the right house, they had to find the right agent. There were, of course, agents…
Tiny-home fans, there’s a local expo coming up for you. TinyFest 2026 is bringing all types of compact living options (and potential income streams) to the OC Fair & Event…
Listen to article • 0:00 minThis week’s column revisits the proposed Turn the Key homes in Norris Square, looks at the mayor’s wished-for taxes on Uber and Lyft, and wonders…
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board kicked off the process of deciding whether to enact Mayor Mamdani’s campaign promise of freezing rents on stabilized units in its first meeting of the…
Listen to article • 0:00 minChester County, with its aging metal plants and rolling cornfields, was the least-wealthy of Philadelphia’s suburban counties in 1970, when Gary Smith was doing chores…
Over the years, the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office has faced one scandal after another — including allegations of sexual harassment and public corruption — but even in the depths of disgrace,…
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board will hold the first public hearing today in its annual deliberation over whether to authorize an “adjustment” in rents for the city’s one…
In November 2023, Henry “Hank” McNeil Jr. had a problem. He was buying something new for his 8,806 square-foot Rittenhouse Square townhouse’s dining room that would displace the family Christmas…
Every now and then, Kathi Camp would pull up a website with the list of Philadelphia’s most-wanted criminals and click on the photo of the man accused of killing her…
