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Sharswood residents return home after $28 million tower upgrade
- Friday, March 22, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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Kenneth Miller shouted at the elevators on the 11th floor of the newly renovated Sharswood Tower in North Philadelphia. “Can we get the elevator?” he cried. “We live here!” The 67-year-old…
An end to sweetheart deals? Kenney orders competitive city land sales
- Thursday, March 21, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration issued a directive to all City Council offices Thursday outlining reforms to Philadelphia’s controversial and dysfunctional process for selling unused city-owned land. Many of these sales have…
Why SEPTA’s annual open house drew fewer riders than your morning train
- Thursday, March 21, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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SEPTA averages close to 700,000 riders daily but attendance at the transportation authority’s annual open houses on Tuesday could barely fill a train car. SEPTA advertises the public forums as an…
Pew: Philadelphians pay more taxes than most big city residents
- Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- By Laura Benshoff
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Philadelphians fork over more money per capita in taxes than residents of all but four major U.S. cities, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative.…
Backyard farmers support Philadelphia bill to legalize undercover chicken coops
- Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- By Ximena Conde
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A rooster gives a hearty crow as Luis Martinez fixes his motorcycle in his backyard on a Friday afternoon. Across the street, a few more chickens hang out, forming a ragtag…
‘Hip’ new SEPTA Key site is one of many fixes in the works
- Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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I barely remember what I did to open an account and register my SEPTA Key card on the agency’s newborn beta site. The interface was intuitive, quick and simple — nothing…
Kenney: Philly streets 'suck' but city making progress
- Monday, March 18, 2019
- By Meir Rinde
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“Suck” isn’t the usual verb mayors use to describe key elements of the city they govern. But that is exactly the word Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently chose when describing the…
Philadelphia’s deadliest road is inching towards speed cameras
- Friday, March 15, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Philadelphia drivers can expect to see speed enforcement cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard by the end of the year, city officials said Thursday. The 12-lane North Philadelphia road is the city’s most…
Philadelphia council introduces bill to phase out soda tax
- Thursday, March 14, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney just got handed a new and potentially dire challenge to the city’s soda tax — the signature achievement of his first term. A bill introduced by City…
Philly's Parkway Corp. seeks $5 million grant for Center City office tower
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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Parkway Corporation, a parking lot operator with extensive downtown real estate holdings, wants state redevelopment dollars to underwrite the construction of an 18-story office tower near 23rd and Market streets. The…
Philadelphia launches $40 million home repair loan program
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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A new low-interest loan program aimed at helping Philadelphia homeowners fix aging or damaged homes will provide $40 million worth of repairs to qualified applicants, city officials said Wednesday. The Restore,…
Local man wins protections for Philly’s iconic cast-iron subway entrances
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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A decade after a local graduate student recommended preserving Philadelphia’s iconic cast-iron subway entrances, the Philadelphia Historical Commission approved protections for the ornate gates. That graduate student, Nicholas Baker, tried to…
North Philly auto body shop engulfed by fire racked up safety violations prior to blaze
- Monday, March 11, 2019
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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A North Philadelphia auto body shop that exploded into flames on Monday operated for years without proper permits or safety measures in place, according to city records. At least 14 fire…
Swank swim club to top off former PHA building
- Monday, March 11, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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A park that makes money? Dilworth generated $2.5 million in 2018
- Friday, March 8, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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When construction began last month on a second Starbucks-branded cafe in Dilworth Park outside City Hall, some Philadelphians started asking why businesses and ads were in the city-owned plaza at all.…
Troubled city land sale office facing takeover after scandals
- Friday, March 8, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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A once-obscure city office that critics link to Philadelphia’s pay-to-play political culture will soon be taken over by the Philadelphia Land Bank, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by PlanPhilly.…
Kenney's 2019 budget falls short on spending for libraries, housing, critics say
- Thursday, March 7, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s annual budget address proved to be a quiet affair, with little in the way of cheering, jeering, or laughter. Two of the biggest applause lines came when Kenney…
Filthadelphia no more? Kenney seeks to ‘vastly’ increase street sweeping
- Thursday, March 7, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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Mayor Jim Kenney announced a new anti-litter proposal in his budget address that could bring the city a step closer to shedding the unwanted sobriquet “Filthadelphia.” Kenney said he would seek…
7 takeaways from Mayor Jim Kenney's $5 billion spending plan
- Thursday, March 7, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s fourth budget address will put forward a modest agenda focused on improving government services in the final year of what he hopes is his first term. Previous budget…
City Council proposes 3 affordable housing fixes
- Wednesday, March 6, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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City Council is moving forward with three pieces of legislation to address affordable housing and poverty in Philadelphia. The proposed bills would establish a low-income legal defense fund, “fair-chance” housing for…
