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Buddhist monks cash out with ‘secret’ sale of historic South Philly church
- Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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A 150-year-old Queen Village church turned Buddhist temple is on a path toward residential reincarnation. The pending metamorphosis is no shocker from a real estate perspective — sacred spaces across the…
In Common: Bethel Burying Ground memorial to advance in 2019, creating learning opportunity for the living at Weccacoe Playground
- Monday, December 31, 2018
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 400 Queen Street, Philadelphia PA
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Our 2018 series about Philly's changing public spaces concludes in Queen Village where a new memorial is being developed to honor a historic black cemetery within a popular playground. It’s a…
Is South Street's retail apocalypse coming to an end?
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- By Meir Rinde
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On a famously eclectic, and lately, unlucky, strip of South Street, a turnaround appears to be in the making. Among the signs of revival on South Street are a gleaming Federal…
Art Commission approves public space expansion at Headhouse Square
- Wednesday, June 7, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 500 S. 2nd St, Philadelphia PA
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The long-awaited renovation of the Headhouse Plaza on 2nd Street inched closer to implementation Wednesday, receiving the approval of the Art Commission. There has been talk for decades of redesigning the…
Bedlam over basketball and extended hours at Nebinger Elementary's schoolyard
- Friday, May 26, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 601 Carpenter St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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Thursday night’s assembly about renovations of the schoolyard at George W. Nebinger Elementary School in Queen Village proves that any community meeting in Philadelphia, no matter the topic, can easily become…
Car-free in Philly: Living well without a car, with a baby
- Thursday, January 5, 2017
- By Erik + Katy Johanson
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In August 2015, Community Contributors Katy and Erik Johanson shared with us what their household gained by going car free. Now they're back with an update on what car-free living…
Ten years later, five ways Philly should keep building on Civic Vision for Central Delaware
- Wednesday, October 12, 2016
- By Harris Steinberg
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On this day in 2006 then-Mayor John Street signed an executive order to create a civic vision for seven miles of Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront. That vision, led by PennPraxis, was…
Despite big crowds, first Philly Free Streets falls short of city’s stated goals
- Monday, September 26, 2016
- By Jim Saksa
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On Saturday, thousands of Philadelphians on bike and foot crowded South Street, attracted by the road’s closure to automobiles for Philly Free Streets. Children skipped, couples strolled, and bicyclists noted the…
Queen Villagers work toward neighborhood integration by organizing around kids
- Tuesday, August 2, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 4th and Washington streets, Philadelphia PA
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In Queen Village there’s a rare attempt to bridge community divides between affluent residents and tenants of an affordable housing complex through summer programs for neighborhood kids, support for public schools,…
Developers discovering underused zoning bonus for fresh food markets
- Friday, May 27, 2016
- By Jon Geeting
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- 601 Christian Street
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When we last left the triangle lot at 601 Christian Street in January, the Zoning Board of Adjustment had rejected a variance request from developers Dan Rosin and Rafi Licht for…
Philadelphia to be first big city with disaster plan to protect historic buildings
- Monday, April 25, 2016
- By Alan Jaffe
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In a city whose identity is so closely associated with its historic sites, the effects of climate change and storms like Katrina and Sandy pose nightmare scenarios. What would Philadelphia be…
Weccacoe Playground renovations aim to leave Mother Bethel’s burial ground undisturbed
- Tuesday, February 23, 2016
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 405-425 Queen Street, Philadelphia PA
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The fireworks that characterized previous conversations about the renovations to Queen Village’s Weccacoe Playground were notably absent during a Historical Commission committee’s review of the project. The project has been delayed…
Officials unveil new LED street lamps for Fabric Row
- Tuesday, February 9, 2016
- By Jon Geeting
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- S. 4th St. and Bainbridge St, Philadelphia PA
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Officials from the South Street Headhouse District and the city gathered at 4th and Bainbridge Monday evening to unveil a host of completed streetscape improvements along Fabric Row in Queen Village.…
Zoning board rejects apartment proposal at 6th & Christian
- Thursday, January 7, 2016
- By Jared Brey
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- 601 Christian Street, Philadelphia PA
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The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted on Wednesday to deny a developer’s proposal to build a four-story apartment building and restaurant on a vacant triangle of land at 6th and Christian…
5-story apartment building and restaurant proposed for vacant triangle property at 6th and Christian
- Wednesday, November 25, 2015
- By Jared Brey
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- 6th and Christian streets, Philadelphia PA
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Developers are hoping to build a 5-story apartment building with a ground-floor restaurant on a vacant, triangular property at the intersection of East Passyunk Avenue, 6th and Christian streets in Bella…
Washington Avenue needs safety first
- Thursday, September 10, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Washington Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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Washington Avenue is going through a well-documented public identity crisis as it transitions from a hard neighborhood boundary lined with commerce into an an even more mixed-use place. Questions of…
May 1-3: Join us for Jane's Walk
- Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” - Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961)…
Washington Avenue restriping project stalled, perhaps indefinitely
- Friday, March 6, 2015
- By Jim Saksa
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“This situation stinks right now.” Tom Donatucci isn't actually talking about right now. He's describing Washington Avenue, not too long ago. The avenue has been a mess for years, an inchoate…
Washington Avenue restriping plan aims for balance, offers minimal improvement for bikers
- Wednesday, October 15, 2014
- By Ashley Hahn
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Washington Avenue is a rough street. Cars tango with trucks loading, people park in the median, pedestrians skirt forklifts, and cyclists have to weave through the chaos. Add to that badly…
Site work underway at JKR's Queen Village townhome development
- Tuesday, June 17, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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- I-95 Washington Ave. off-ramp and Columbus Boulevard.
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JKR Partners is doing the literal groundwork at its 75-townhome BridgeView development in Queen Village, where the I-95 Washington Avenue off-ramp meets Columbus Boulevard. “They are really doing what they said…
