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Nation's first black-owned shopping center celebrates 50
- Saturday, October 27, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 1501 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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The shopping center on Broad and Oxford Streets might not look out of the ordinary to the average passersby. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama from…
Freedom Theatre's venerable home struggles to rebound from a very wet season
- Thursday, August 23, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Freedom Theatre is having a tough year. For decades, this sprawling 1850s-mansion in North Philadelphia served as a vibrant hub for African-American artists, but the building — and the historic institution…
Renter beware: Philly's deadly housing problem
- Wednesday, March 28, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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The 1800 block of North 21 Street looks a lot like many stretches of North Philadelphia, with three-story red-brick rowhomes standing over vacant lots and cracked sidewalks. But the neighborhood is…
City planning commission recommends four new transit-oriented development sites in North Philly
- Thursday, February 22, 2018
- By Evan Bowen-Gaddy
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As part of an effort to reduce reliance on cars and encourage more affordable housing near public transit, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously recommended a zoning code amendment…
The $50,000 fight to get speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard
- Friday, January 26, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Latanya Byrd’s eyes still well up when she talks about July 16, 2013. “It was a beautiful day,” she says. Her niece, Samara Banks, posted photos online of her four children…
Temple stadium moves forward, despite neighborhood opposition
- Thursday, January 18, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Temple University announced today that it is taking the next step forward on a controversial 35,000 seat stadium in the heart of North Philadelphia. The university plans to file proposals to…
Lovett Library reopens with gala celebration
- Tuesday, December 19, 2017
- By Hayden Mitman
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After being closed for more than a year and a half for an extensive expansion and modernization project, the Lovett Memorial Library in Mt. Airy reopened on Saturday. The celebratory reception…
Building women’s skills by helping low-income women repair their homes
- Tuesday, October 25, 2016
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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- 2200-2300 N. Fairhill Street, Philadelphia
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Summer Parham, 16, an 11th grader from A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical High School, thinks most women are afraid of grabbing power-tools to repair or renovate their own homes.…
Saving face: Commission votes to protect Blue Horizon facade, not interior
- Friday, March 13, 2015
- By Jared Brey
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- 1314-16 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted on Friday to add the front facade of the Legendary Blue Horizon boxing venue on North Broad Street to the local Register of Historic Places. At…
Lower North Plan recommends gentrification impact study, speedier transit, protection of single-family blocks
- Tuesday, May 27, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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- Lower North Philadelphia
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The image above, taken from the Lower North PCPC presentation, shows proposed changes west of Broad Street. See more maps and other images within the full presentation, included beneath this article.…
PCPC reviews plans for Central Northeast, Lower North neighborhoods
- Tuesday, January 28, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission reviewed district-level comprehensive plans for the Lower North and Central Northeast sections of Philadelphia Tuesday. District-level plans apply the goals and concepts of the city-wide comprehensive…
Lower North Plan gets warmer reception at final public meeting
- Tuesday, December 17, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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There weren't big changes in the latest version of the Lower North District plan presented last week at Temple's Howard Gittis Student Center. But reaction to the plan was more positive…
Lower North District draft plan to be revealed
- Monday, November 25, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The final large, public meeting on the the Lower North District Plan – which will serve as the city's guide to future development in North Philadelphia, North Central, Norris Square, Olde…
SEPTA's green garage achieves environmental certification
- Monday, November 11, 2013
- By Christine Fisher
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- 2nd Street and Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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I’m willing to bet that SEPTA’s Berridge Bus Shop in North Philly is one of the cleanest garages in the city, and thanks to environmental certification that the shop recently received,…
Dreaming big for 8th and Berks
- Wednesday, November 6, 2013
- By JoAnn Greco
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- 8th Street and Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA.
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Green pathways, senior housing, stormwater management, residential units, and retail — each of the five quickly sketched plans that came out of last Friday's day-long charrette aimed at "reimagining" a desolate…
Lower North District Plan progresses, support for community pledged
- Wednesday, October 30, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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Residents of Lower North Philadelphia have already told city planners the Lower North District-level Comprehensive Plan should support current homeowners. “We've heard what you said,” city planner and Lower North project…
Lower North residents want safety, code enforcement and more community-oriented business
- Wednesday, July 24, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The beautiful staircase, hardwood floors, porch and lawn big enough for plenty of flowers made Robin Aluko fall in love with the Strawberry Mansion home she bought in 2008. Near her…
More vacant property than can be filled in Lower North Philadelphia
- Wednesday, July 17, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The in-the-works comprehensive district plan will likely call for some formerly residential or commercial areas to be cleared and turned over to other uses, such as farming. City planners have begun…
Rough but far from ruined: Seeing Philly's past anew along the Northeast Corridor
- Friday, May 24, 2013
- By Brett Sturm
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- Northeast Corridor, Philadelphia PA
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As PHS seeks to spur new investments in the areas lining North Philadelphia's stretch of the Northeast Corridor, Community Contributor Brett Sturm invites us to look closer at this landscape's fascinating…
On one block, more than $200,000 in uncollected revenue
- Monday, March 11, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 2100 North 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
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The 2100 block of North 9th Street—between Diamond and Susquehanna, just northeast of Temple University—looks as though it’s being eaten alive. Between the still-standing, three-story brick houses, conspicuous patches of empty…
