Katie ParkWhat I DoI'm a suburban development reporter, covering all things Philly suburbs.Animal shelters are filling up again and fosters have dropped off steeply after pandemic pet boomLast year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 people were approved to foster pets from the Pennsylvania SPCA site in Philadelphia. That number has dropped to just 100 this year.Katie Park June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardPolice arrest man suspected in series of Philadelphia sexual assaultsAttacks appear to have targeted women who worked at gentlemen’s clubs. ‘We’re kind of clinging to each other more,’ said one longtime entertainer.Katie Park and Diane Mastrull May 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardShop owners in Center City are relieved to see crowds returning after a year bereft of visitors and office workersFor a year, Center City has recorded alarmingly low rates of visitors and office workers. As vaccinations have become readily available and the weather has warmed up, people are coming back.Katie Park May 3, 2021Link copied to clipboardSouth Philly’s BOK building, known for its rooftop bar, is carving out space for creativesWhen COVID-19 hit, developers of the Bok building absorbed some costs for tenants who struggled to pay rent, and it paid off, its leadership said, with increased interest from new tenants.Katie Park March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardDoug Robinson, longtime Inquirer city editor and New York Times reporter, dies at 90Mr. Robinson began building a 40-year journalism career when he covered Hollywood for The New York Times and would go on to report on many of the biggest stories of the day, including the Vietnam War.Katie Park Feb. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardAmid the COVID-19 economic slump, some Philly businesses are giving backAmericans donated more to charity last year compared to 2019, according to a group that tracks charitable giving nationally. And at times in Philadelphia, that played out before our eyes.Katie Park Feb. 11, 2021Link copied to clipboardReading Terminal Market hires new general manager Reading Terminal Market announced it has hired a new general manager, Annie Allman, after its last appointment, Conor Murphy, left in December after six months on the job.Katie Park Jan. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardPet ownership surged during COVID-19. Veterinarians are exhausted.Veterinarian schedules are fully booked — and then some.Katie Park June 7, 2021Link copied to clipboardCar sales are surging nationally, stressing vehicle manufacturers and delighting salespeopleNew and used car sales have taken off during the pandemic. Manufacturers can't keep up. Salespeople are also stressed, but grateful for a surge of customers.Katie Park May 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardMontgomery County developer buys Arbor Hill estate for $5.6 millionSal Paone, a local developer, bought the sprawling estate of Dennis Alter, ex-CEO of the banking company Advanta.Katie Park April 12, 2021Link copied to clipboardAs NYC residents move to Philly, co-living developments spreadCommon, the largest owner of co-living units in the city, said it would open up 400 more units this spring as demand grew for shared housing during the pandemic.Katie Park March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 showed a developer that offices could be unhealthy. So he’s building a healthy one in Malvern.The design contains no conference rooms, cafeterias, or communal areas where employees could cluster. Instead, there will be private balconies, high-end air flow, and more entrances and exits.Katie Park Feb. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboardLower Merion ranked among best places to live and work from homeThe Philadelphia suburb was bested only by Reston, Va., after the analysis took into account factors like racial diversity, median sale prices of homes, education, and amenities.Katie Park Feb. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboardPREIT is selling part of its Moorestown Mall property to develop into hotel and apartments PREIT is selling four acres of its land at the Moorestown Mall to the developer NRP Group of Ohio.Katie Park Jan. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardA year since civil unrest and ransacked shops: Some business owners are fine. Others still struggle.Dozens of stores were damaged last year during civil unrest following the deaths of George Floyd and Walter Wallace Jr. This is how they have recovered in the year since.Katie Park May 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardCenter City is bouncing back from the pandemic, but businesses still have recovery work aheadThe end could be in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Philadelphia businesses have a lot to do to stabilize and strengthen ahead of the next challenge.Katie Park May 12, 2021Link copied to clipboardDemand for pools surges for second year amid canceled vacations and long days at homeSome pool contractors in the region report they have a wait-list of more than a year. They're also dealing with supply shortages.Katie Park April 11, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly L&I approves demolition of Chestnut Street properties that preservationists had tried to protectA historic stretch of Jeweler's Row will be cleared to build a seven-story building with 42 residential units. A local lawyer had tried to get the area historically designated for a year, to no avail.Katie Park March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardIkea is discontinuing its catalog after 70 years. The last issue is on eBay, but other catalogs are flourishing.The future of catalogs is not going to be a bland product but ones that evoke emotion. That’s why print catalogs will live on.Katie Park Feb. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardAllbirds seeks brick-and-mortar stores for its wool sneakers, even during the pandemicAs brick-and-mortar retail flailed during the pandemic, some retailers delayed or canceled their plans to open new stores. Allbirds didn't.Katie Park Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Animal shelters are filling up again and fosters have dropped off steeply after pandemic pet boomLast year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 people were approved to foster pets from the Pennsylvania SPCA site in Philadelphia. That number has dropped to just 100 this year.Katie Park June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Animal shelters are filling up again and fosters have dropped off steeply after pandemic pet boomLast year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,000 people were approved to foster pets from the Pennsylvania SPCA site in Philadelphia. That number has dropped to just 100 this year.Katie Park June 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Police arrest man suspected in series of Philadelphia sexual assaultsAttacks appear to have targeted women who worked at gentlemen’s clubs. ‘We’re kind of clinging to each other more,’ said one longtime entertainer.Katie Park and Diane Mastrull May 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Police arrest man suspected in series of Philadelphia sexual assaultsAttacks appear to have targeted women who worked at gentlemen’s clubs. ‘We’re kind of clinging to each other more,’ said one longtime entertainer.Katie Park and Diane Mastrull May 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Shop owners in Center City are relieved to see crowds returning after a year bereft of visitors and office workersFor a year, Center City has recorded alarmingly low rates of visitors and office workers. As vaccinations have become readily available and the weather has warmed up, people are coming back.Katie Park May 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Shop owners in Center City are relieved to see crowds returning after a year bereft of visitors and office workersFor a year, Center City has recorded alarmingly low rates of visitors and office workers. As vaccinations have become readily available and the weather has warmed up, people are coming back.Katie Park May 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
South Philly’s BOK building, known for its rooftop bar, is carving out space for creativesWhen COVID-19 hit, developers of the Bok building absorbed some costs for tenants who struggled to pay rent, and it paid off, its leadership said, with increased interest from new tenants.Katie Park March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
South Philly’s BOK building, known for its rooftop bar, is carving out space for creativesWhen COVID-19 hit, developers of the Bok building absorbed some costs for tenants who struggled to pay rent, and it paid off, its leadership said, with increased interest from new tenants.Katie Park March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Doug Robinson, longtime Inquirer city editor and New York Times reporter, dies at 90Mr. Robinson began building a 40-year journalism career when he covered Hollywood for The New York Times and would go on to report on many of the biggest stories of the day, including the Vietnam War.Katie Park Feb. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Doug Robinson, longtime Inquirer city editor and New York Times reporter, dies at 90Mr. Robinson began building a 40-year journalism career when he covered Hollywood for The New York Times and would go on to report on many of the biggest stories of the day, including the Vietnam War.Katie Park Feb. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Amid the COVID-19 economic slump, some Philly businesses are giving backAmericans donated more to charity last year compared to 2019, according to a group that tracks charitable giving nationally. And at times in Philadelphia, that played out before our eyes.Katie Park Feb. 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Amid the COVID-19 economic slump, some Philly businesses are giving backAmericans donated more to charity last year compared to 2019, according to a group that tracks charitable giving nationally. And at times in Philadelphia, that played out before our eyes.Katie Park Feb. 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Reading Terminal Market hires new general manager Reading Terminal Market announced it has hired a new general manager, Annie Allman, after its last appointment, Conor Murphy, left in December after six months on the job.Katie Park Jan. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Reading Terminal Market hires new general manager Reading Terminal Market announced it has hired a new general manager, Annie Allman, after its last appointment, Conor Murphy, left in December after six months on the job.Katie Park Jan. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pet ownership surged during COVID-19. Veterinarians are exhausted.Veterinarian schedules are fully booked — and then some.Katie Park June 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pet ownership surged during COVID-19. Veterinarians are exhausted.Veterinarian schedules are fully booked — and then some.Katie Park June 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Car sales are surging nationally, stressing vehicle manufacturers and delighting salespeopleNew and used car sales have taken off during the pandemic. Manufacturers can't keep up. Salespeople are also stressed, but grateful for a surge of customers.Katie Park May 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Car sales are surging nationally, stressing vehicle manufacturers and delighting salespeopleNew and used car sales have taken off during the pandemic. Manufacturers can't keep up. Salespeople are also stressed, but grateful for a surge of customers.Katie Park May 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Montgomery County developer buys Arbor Hill estate for $5.6 millionSal Paone, a local developer, bought the sprawling estate of Dennis Alter, ex-CEO of the banking company Advanta.Katie Park April 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Montgomery County developer buys Arbor Hill estate for $5.6 millionSal Paone, a local developer, bought the sprawling estate of Dennis Alter, ex-CEO of the banking company Advanta.Katie Park April 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
As NYC residents move to Philly, co-living developments spreadCommon, the largest owner of co-living units in the city, said it would open up 400 more units this spring as demand grew for shared housing during the pandemic.Katie Park March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
As NYC residents move to Philly, co-living developments spreadCommon, the largest owner of co-living units in the city, said it would open up 400 more units this spring as demand grew for shared housing during the pandemic.Katie Park March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 showed a developer that offices could be unhealthy. So he’s building a healthy one in Malvern.The design contains no conference rooms, cafeterias, or communal areas where employees could cluster. Instead, there will be private balconies, high-end air flow, and more entrances and exits.Katie Park Feb. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 showed a developer that offices could be unhealthy. So he’s building a healthy one in Malvern.The design contains no conference rooms, cafeterias, or communal areas where employees could cluster. Instead, there will be private balconies, high-end air flow, and more entrances and exits.Katie Park Feb. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Lower Merion ranked among best places to live and work from homeThe Philadelphia suburb was bested only by Reston, Va., after the analysis took into account factors like racial diversity, median sale prices of homes, education, and amenities.Katie Park Feb. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Lower Merion ranked among best places to live and work from homeThe Philadelphia suburb was bested only by Reston, Va., after the analysis took into account factors like racial diversity, median sale prices of homes, education, and amenities.Katie Park Feb. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
PREIT is selling part of its Moorestown Mall property to develop into hotel and apartments PREIT is selling four acres of its land at the Moorestown Mall to the developer NRP Group of Ohio.Katie Park Jan. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
PREIT is selling part of its Moorestown Mall property to develop into hotel and apartments PREIT is selling four acres of its land at the Moorestown Mall to the developer NRP Group of Ohio.Katie Park Jan. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A year since civil unrest and ransacked shops: Some business owners are fine. Others still struggle.Dozens of stores were damaged last year during civil unrest following the deaths of George Floyd and Walter Wallace Jr. This is how they have recovered in the year since.Katie Park May 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A year since civil unrest and ransacked shops: Some business owners are fine. Others still struggle.Dozens of stores were damaged last year during civil unrest following the deaths of George Floyd and Walter Wallace Jr. This is how they have recovered in the year since.Katie Park May 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Center City is bouncing back from the pandemic, but businesses still have recovery work aheadThe end could be in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Philadelphia businesses have a lot to do to stabilize and strengthen ahead of the next challenge.Katie Park May 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Center City is bouncing back from the pandemic, but businesses still have recovery work aheadThe end could be in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Philadelphia businesses have a lot to do to stabilize and strengthen ahead of the next challenge.Katie Park May 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Demand for pools surges for second year amid canceled vacations and long days at homeSome pool contractors in the region report they have a wait-list of more than a year. They're also dealing with supply shortages.Katie Park April 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Demand for pools surges for second year amid canceled vacations and long days at homeSome pool contractors in the region report they have a wait-list of more than a year. They're also dealing with supply shortages.Katie Park April 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly L&I approves demolition of Chestnut Street properties that preservationists had tried to protectA historic stretch of Jeweler's Row will be cleared to build a seven-story building with 42 residential units. A local lawyer had tried to get the area historically designated for a year, to no avail.Katie Park March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly L&I approves demolition of Chestnut Street properties that preservationists had tried to protectA historic stretch of Jeweler's Row will be cleared to build a seven-story building with 42 residential units. A local lawyer had tried to get the area historically designated for a year, to no avail.Katie Park March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Ikea is discontinuing its catalog after 70 years. The last issue is on eBay, but other catalogs are flourishing.The future of catalogs is not going to be a bland product but ones that evoke emotion. That’s why print catalogs will live on.Katie Park Feb. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Ikea is discontinuing its catalog after 70 years. The last issue is on eBay, but other catalogs are flourishing.The future of catalogs is not going to be a bland product but ones that evoke emotion. That’s why print catalogs will live on.Katie Park Feb. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Allbirds seeks brick-and-mortar stores for its wool sneakers, even during the pandemicAs brick-and-mortar retail flailed during the pandemic, some retailers delayed or canceled their plans to open new stores. Allbirds didn't.Katie Park Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Allbirds seeks brick-and-mortar stores for its wool sneakers, even during the pandemicAs brick-and-mortar retail flailed during the pandemic, some retailers delayed or canceled their plans to open new stores. Allbirds didn't.Katie Park Jan. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
