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Parts of Philadelphia could soon see more “granny flats” or apartments built in the backyards, attics, or garages of existing homes but not everyone is on board.
Known as “accessory dwelling units” in zoning-speak, City Council previously loosened codes to encourage these apartments in historically designated buildings in order to make redevelopment more feasible. In February, with guidance from the city’s Planning Commission, Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez introduced another bill allowing ADUs across the city.
Quiñones-Sánchez said the idea is to preserve affordability and potentially give empty-nesters and seniors an option for an additional income source by allowing for a wider range of housing options.
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Roused by reporting on the startup’s questionable practices, lawmakers beginning to speak out.
Signs on the window of the city s first mass vaccination at the Pa. Convention Center on its opening day, Jan. 8 Kimberly Paynter / WHYY Jan. 27, 2021, 2:45 p.m. Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day.
Local and state officials are clamoring for investigations and issuing strongly-worded condemnations after Philadelphia abruptly severed its relationship with one of its main partners for COVID-19 vaccination.
The Health Department cut off vaccine supply to Philly Fighting COVID, the startup that opened a mass clinic at the Pa. Convention Center, after WHYY and Billy Penn reporters uncovered unsettling info about the company, including its stoppage of community testing, its leader’s brag of making “millions,” and the questi