The building will rise in an area once known as “The Badlands,” and home to some of the most pervasive drug dealing in the city, City Council President Darrell Clarke said. Philadelphia Housing ...

The inner city of Philadelphia has long struggled with crime. In 2003 alone, 34 murders, 91 rapes and 640 robberies were registered in north Philly's Badlands community. Today, two new murals loom ...