Temple alumnus building green off-campus housing.

Temple students living in Yorktown should take care of their temporary homes.

“Here in Philly, I don’t see anything for the kids,” she said. “Maybe in other neighborhoods, but here, it’s really sad. All you see is kids playing in the street.”

The signs of economic downturn are difficult to ignore in Allegheny West, a North Philadelphia neighborhood plagued by abandoned properties and blight. The aging infrastructure of the residential area limits the opportunities for residents to live in reliable and affordable housing.
The Allegheny West Foundation, a nonprofit community development corporation, is one of 13 local [...]

City universities are unwelcome pariahs who gentrify and litter as they go, or economic saviors who enhance a neighborhood, depending on whom you ask.
As with most controversies, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Joyce Dennis, an assistant in Paley Library, occupies that uncertain middle ground. She was looking for a home with more space than [...]

With more students living on campus, the Board of Trustees has voted to raise the rates for housing to fund the demand.