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Rather than demolishing its dilapidated apartment towers at 44th and Market Strees, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has partnered with a private developer who will repair the high-rises and build new apartments and rowhouses. The first phase, which will break ground in the spring, will link the site with the city street grid and include a new entrance plaza near the 46th Street El stop.

PHA is trying a new approach to high-rise public housing. This time it just might work.

The dense, new development proposed for Westpark at 44th and Market could create an affordable, 15-minute neighborhood.

Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer

Inquirer columnist Jenice Armstrong makes her way to the Cape Coast, Ghana, fort where enslaved Africans were held in dungeons before being sold and shipped off to the Americas.

My visit to one of Ghana’s notorious ‘slave castles’ was a haunting reminder of the not-so-distant past

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

The 2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo makes quick work of the roads in all kinds of conditions, thanks to the Off Road drive mode.

2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo: A long test with extra credit

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

Jahzara Agyemang, Nyamal Tutdeal, and Maya Gilliam are all American expats who have moved to Ghana.

You’ve heard of Brexit? Well, Blaxit describes the exodus of Black folks from America.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, left, Lawrence O'Donnell, center, and Chris Matthews take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal summer press tour, Aug. 2, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Elon Musk, Hungary, and the future of MSNBC | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

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