Katie ParkWhat I DoI'm a suburban development reporter, covering all things Philly suburbs.Newer1234…15OlderIn the middle of a pandemic, a South Philly couple open an eco-friendly storeGood Buy Supply offers biodegradable and sustainable products marketed to consumers in their early 20s to late 30s and others concerned about the planet.Katie Park Jan. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboardFirst doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Philly, N.J. on TuesdayKatie Park Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘Old City really is all small business’: 26 businesses close, 16 openKatie Park Dec. 9, 2020Link copied to clipboardBlack Friday crowds are thinner but still laser-focused in the Philly region amid the pandemicKatie Park Nov. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboardWant to see if the British plundered your house during the Revolutionary War? Now you can.Katie Park Nov. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboardBreak-ins at dozens of Philly pharmacies have owners — and customers — shaken Aubrey Whelan, Sam Wood, and Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardA Philly sports clothing firm picks its first female CEO and tasks her with ‘making people aware that we exist’Katie Park Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘Like it’s the Taj Mahal on a postage stamp’: Mount Laurel zoning board approves controversial WawaKatie Park Dec. 31, 2020Link copied to clipboard3 die in early Sunday car crashes in PhillyKatie Park Dec. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboardReport: Center City retail is being decimated by the pandemic. ‘It’s horrible.’Katie Park and Sam Wood Dec. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboardPre-Black Friday sales remain appealing even during a pandemicKatie Park Nov. 25, 2020Link copied to clipboardU.S. Steel’s once-mighty Fairless Works gets epic makeover to become e-commerce warehouses Katie Park and Jacob Adelman Nov. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboardIn the aftermath of damage and theft, worried and weary business owners take stock Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardEx-Advanta CEO offers Philly-area estate for auction Katie Park Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboardWawa’s proposal to build beside a family-owned gas station in Mount Laurel riles the neighbors Katie Park Dec. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard3 dead, 9 people shot in another violent overnight in PhillyKatie Park Dec. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboardThe ease of online shopping makes Cyber Monday the year’s busiest shopping dayKatie Park Nov. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardSix-week shutdown could mean a ‘year without Christmas’ for Philly businesses Sam Wood and Katie Park Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardBody-cam video from officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. expected to be released end of next week; Philly will hold hearing on response to mental health crisesErin McCarthy, Laura McCrystal, Mensah M. Dean, Chris Palmer, and Katie Park Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardHoliday spending expected to decrease during the pandemic, survey showsKatie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…15Older
In the middle of a pandemic, a South Philly couple open an eco-friendly storeGood Buy Supply offers biodegradable and sustainable products marketed to consumers in their early 20s to late 30s and others concerned about the planet.Katie Park Jan. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In the middle of a pandemic, a South Philly couple open an eco-friendly storeGood Buy Supply offers biodegradable and sustainable products marketed to consumers in their early 20s to late 30s and others concerned about the planet.Katie Park Jan. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Philly, N.J. on TuesdayKatie Park Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Philly, N.J. on TuesdayKatie Park Dec. 14, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Old City really is all small business’: 26 businesses close, 16 openKatie Park Dec. 9, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Old City really is all small business’: 26 businesses close, 16 openKatie Park Dec. 9, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Black Friday crowds are thinner but still laser-focused in the Philly region amid the pandemicKatie Park Nov. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Black Friday crowds are thinner but still laser-focused in the Philly region amid the pandemicKatie Park Nov. 27, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Want to see if the British plundered your house during the Revolutionary War? Now you can.Katie Park Nov. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Want to see if the British plundered your house during the Revolutionary War? Now you can.Katie Park Nov. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Break-ins at dozens of Philly pharmacies have owners — and customers — shaken Aubrey Whelan, Sam Wood, and Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Break-ins at dozens of Philly pharmacies have owners — and customers — shaken Aubrey Whelan, Sam Wood, and Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A Philly sports clothing firm picks its first female CEO and tasks her with ‘making people aware that we exist’Katie Park Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A Philly sports clothing firm picks its first female CEO and tasks her with ‘making people aware that we exist’Katie Park Oct. 24, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Like it’s the Taj Mahal on a postage stamp’: Mount Laurel zoning board approves controversial WawaKatie Park Dec. 31, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘Like it’s the Taj Mahal on a postage stamp’: Mount Laurel zoning board approves controversial WawaKatie Park Dec. 31, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Report: Center City retail is being decimated by the pandemic. ‘It’s horrible.’Katie Park and Sam Wood Dec. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Report: Center City retail is being decimated by the pandemic. ‘It’s horrible.’Katie Park and Sam Wood Dec. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pre-Black Friday sales remain appealing even during a pandemicKatie Park Nov. 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Pre-Black Friday sales remain appealing even during a pandemicKatie Park Nov. 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
U.S. Steel’s once-mighty Fairless Works gets epic makeover to become e-commerce warehouses Katie Park and Jacob Adelman Nov. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
U.S. Steel’s once-mighty Fairless Works gets epic makeover to become e-commerce warehouses Katie Park and Jacob Adelman Nov. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In the aftermath of damage and theft, worried and weary business owners take stock Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In the aftermath of damage and theft, worried and weary business owners take stock Katie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Ex-Advanta CEO offers Philly-area estate for auction Katie Park Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Ex-Advanta CEO offers Philly-area estate for auction Katie Park Oct. 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Wawa’s proposal to build beside a family-owned gas station in Mount Laurel riles the neighbors Katie Park Dec. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Wawa’s proposal to build beside a family-owned gas station in Mount Laurel riles the neighbors Katie Park Dec. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
3 dead, 9 people shot in another violent overnight in PhillyKatie Park Dec. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
3 dead, 9 people shot in another violent overnight in PhillyKatie Park Dec. 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
The ease of online shopping makes Cyber Monday the year’s busiest shopping dayKatie Park Nov. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
The ease of online shopping makes Cyber Monday the year’s busiest shopping dayKatie Park Nov. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Six-week shutdown could mean a ‘year without Christmas’ for Philly businesses Sam Wood and Katie Park Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Six-week shutdown could mean a ‘year without Christmas’ for Philly businesses Sam Wood and Katie Park Nov. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Body-cam video from officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. expected to be released end of next week; Philly will hold hearing on response to mental health crisesErin McCarthy, Laura McCrystal, Mensah M. Dean, Chris Palmer, and Katie Park Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Body-cam video from officers who fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. expected to be released end of next week; Philly will hold hearing on response to mental health crisesErin McCarthy, Laura McCrystal, Mensah M. Dean, Chris Palmer, and Katie Park Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Holiday spending expected to decrease during the pandemic, survey showsKatie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Holiday spending expected to decrease during the pandemic, survey showsKatie Park Oct. 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard