CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A Camden artist behind the "Bright, Not Blight" project is trying to change the public's perception of the city, one art installation at a time.

CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Crumbling roofs and boarded up doors are a common eyesore on neighborhood blocks in Camden. "It makes the street look bad, it just gets filthy sometimes," said Ashley ...

Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerA youth walks past a gutted home, an all too common sight along Broadway in Camden. Drugs and violence are steady companions in the city's worst sections. Stevie ...

Asked to complete the idea 'Camden is ... Montgomery plans to shoot portraits of 100 Camden residents for Bright Not Blight, ... It's the Rome of New Jersey ... all roads lead to Camden," he said ...

Alan Mallach, a leading scholar on urban housing, blight and redevelopment, will come to Camden Feb. 27 to discuss post-industrial cities around the country and what Camden can learn from them.

CAMDEN – Blight affects everyone in Camden. No matter what neighborhood, no matter who you are, abandoned buildings affect the quality of life — sometimes dramatically. Mayor Dana Redd shares ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Graffiti, weeds as tall as small trees, and mounds of trash make for an unpleasant scene at the old U.S. Petroleum station on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden ...

Cities across the country continue to look for ways to tackle blight. Here, a couple of recent developments worth watching. Camden Okays Teardowns Last week, Camden, New Jersey, kicked off an ...

Camden Public Works crews spent Tuesday cleaning up a disused gas station, which county and city leaders described as a landmark of blight. The property is located just before Thorndyke Street ...

Terri Still has lived in Camden, New Jersey since she was in second grade. But these days, as she walks around her neighborhood, she tries not to look around her to avoid seeing the blight that ...

New Jersey community celebrates a decade of Salvation Army Kroc Center 02:08. This week marks 10 years since a special resource opened in Camden, New Jersey. ... of a landfill and blight in the ...