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Shrine of St. Rita on South Broad protected from wrecking ball
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 1166 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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The National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia won admission to the local register of historic places, preserving the immense Catholic church facing the Broad Street Diner from demolition or serious…
PPA makes millions ticketing drivers for blocking street sweepers that rarely show
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs and Aaron Moselle
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Why is the Philadelphia Parking Authority ticketing cars for blocking street sweepers — on streets the city doesn’t actually sweep 75 percent of the time? Ryan Briggs and Aaron Moselle answer…
Shutdown: SNAP funded through February but outage glitch unfixed
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
- By Abby Holtzman
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It wasn’t until Colleen Goodwyn got to the front of the line at Aldi that the cashier told her EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) wasn’t working. That meant the store couldn’t accept…
23-year-old superfan wins protections for West Philly gingerbread houses
- Saturday, January 12, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Between the University of Pennsylvania and Cedar Park in West Philadelphia lies what is believed to be the largest collection of Victorian homes in America. Only a handful of them are…
Philadelphia halts most public land sales, pending reforms
- Friday, January 11, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority has put the brakes on a large portion of public land sales. The move follows a blistering Philadelphia Inquirer report that showed political meddling and chronic undervaluation…
In racially diverse 14th District, Philly police target black drivers 3 times more than whites, analysis shows
- Friday, January 11, 2019
- By Bobby Allyn and Maura Ewing
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It was a cold January evening in North Philadelphia when police officers pulled over Giovanni Hatter in his minivan. He was told he missed a stop sign. When the officers ran…
Germantown businesses revolt against taxing district that didn’t deliver on clean streets promise
- Thursday, January 10, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Jamar L. Kelly faces a monumental challenge. The interim executive director of the Germantown Special Services District knows his organization is failing at its core mission of keeping the neighborhood’s commercial…
Congressman Boyle: Amtrak open to long-term plan for new split-flap sign at 30th Street Station
- Monday, January 7, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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Passengers and history buffs worried about the fate of the iconic split-flap schedule board at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station got a new reason to hope Monday. According to U.S. Rep. Brendan…
SEPTA facing $63 million capital budget shortfall over motorists' lawsuit
- Friday, January 4, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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SEPTA is bracing for a possible $63 million shortfall in its capital budget in 2019, pending the outcome of a contentious lawsuit filed in federal court by two motorists’ groups. The…
3 reasons why Philadelphia won’t follow Minneapolis’s ban on single-family zoning
- Friday, January 4, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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For people who follow U.S. housing policy, 2018 ended with a radical suggestion hanging in the air. In December, Minneapolis confronted a growing affordability crisis and longstanding patterns of racial segregation…
Frankford Y's new owner promises he won't bring opioid recovery center to historic mansion
- Thursday, January 3, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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After a decade of vacancy, a new owner has taken control of a neglected 19th century Northeast Philadelphia landmark. The brownstone mansion at 4704 Leiper Street, which most recently operated as…
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…
Safer streets within reach in 2019
- Saturday, December 29, 2018
- By Randy LoBasso
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A veteran Philadelphia journalist once joked to me that a plan in Philadelphia is like raindrops in a storm. I’ve often tended to agree with him. Philadelphia does a ton of…
Philadelphia demolitions hit record high in 2018
- Friday, December 28, 2018
- By Ryan Briggs
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Developers began tearing down a record number of Philadelphia buildings in 2018, with more demolitions getting started over the last 12 months than any other year on record. Data from the…
19 N.J. cities banned plastic bags in 2018. Philly could join them in 2019.
- Thursday, December 27, 2018
- By Dana Bate
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This might be the year when the public — in the Philadelphia region and across the globe — started to realize where many of our plastic bags and straws end up.…
'Spring Arts' remake dogged by tenant complaints, code violations
- Thursday, December 27, 2018
- By Ryan Briggs
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- 1217 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123
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When Arts & Crafts Holdings bought the property at 1217 Spring Garden St. for $15.7 million in April, the Philadelphia development company pitched tenants in the aging loft building on a…
Feeling all the holiday feels on Olney’s thriving 5th Street corridor
- Friday, December 21, 2018
- By Taylor Allen
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Eleven year-old Addison Sullivan came for the toys. But by the time he left North 5th Street Revitalization Project’s Annual Winter Festival, the Olney elementary school student got something else, something…
Spoiler alert: Philly City Council's season of housing and development reform, recapped
- Thursday, December 20, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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The fall 2018 session of City Council ended with a landmark victory — in the form of Councilwoman Helen Gym’s Fair Work Week bill, which Mayor Jim Kenney will sign Thursday.…
Philly’s dirtiest blocks get surveillance cameras as city steps up fight against illegal dumping
- Wednesday, December 19, 2018
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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Surveillance cameras are coming to Philadelphia neighborhoods as part of a plan to make illegal dumpers pay for their trashy behavior. The Streets Department has installed 15 cameras on North Philadelphia…
Tiny Starbucks coming to Dilworth Park
- Wednesday, December 19, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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A second Starbucks is coming to Dilworth Park this spring. “From the time we opened Dilworth in 2014, we watched how people used it, we looked at things we wanted to…
