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A Philly woman is building 'not tiny' houses for formerly homeless people — and their pets
- Thursday, July 25, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Can small houses result in big change? That’s the question Stephanie Sena wants to answer with a Port Richmond development of prefabricated homes that broke ground Wednesday on a vacant city-owned…
Developer Ori Feibush says “anarchists” vandalized his Point Breeze home
- Thursday, July 25, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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The Point Breeze home of Philadelphia developer Ori Feibush was vandalized in an early morning incident that saw the first-floor windows of his home smashed by bricks and paint splattered across…
Philly debuts community-driven plan to beat rising temperatures
- Thursday, July 25, 2019
- By Ximena Conde and Catalina Jaramillo
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Nine-year-old Kha’mile Martin lives in one of Philadelphia’s hottest neighborhoods — Hunting Park. Although this section of the city is named after a tree-filled park, Martin’s block of colorful rowhomes offers…
Why Philly's Vietnamese community is fighting to save Hoa Binh Plaza
- Wednesday, July 24, 2019
- By Nancy Nguyen and Lan Dinh
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On July 24 at 9:00 a.m., chants of “Whose Streets, Our Streets!” roared at the entrance of 1515 Arch Street. Nearly 100 supporters came to save Hoa Binh “Peace” Plaza of…
Study: SEPTA transfer fees hit low-wage commuters the hardest
- Wednesday, July 24, 2019
- By Aaron Moselle
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Commuters without a lot of cash to spare get hit hardest by SEPTA’s transfer fees, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Straphangers using the SEPTA Key card’s Travel…
City opens new Fishtown play area - the first funded by Philly's soda tax
- Wednesday, July 24, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Philly’s first new play area renovated with sweetened beverage tax dollars is open for business in Fishtown. Mayor Jim Kenney cut the ribbon Tuesday on the first completed project of his…
Philly’s low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees and the city’s free tree program isn’t helping
- Wednesday, July 24, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs and Catalina Jaramillo
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Places like the 2100 block of Spruce Street are about as wealthy and as leafy as they get in inner-city Philadelphia. The multi-million dollar brownstones here are shaded by a canopy…
Philly vows to fight commercial property owners over $48 million reassessment ruling
- Friday, July 19, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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Philadelphia officials are pushing back against a Thursday Common Pleas Court ruling that would require the city and the School District to pay $48 million to major commercial property owners. Judge…
A guide to keeping cool in Philly pools
- Friday, July 19, 2019
- By Mica Root
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A version of this article appeared in PlanPhilly in 2015. Philadelphia’s 70+ indoor and outdoor public swimming pools represent our city at its best. Sure, there are some that could be…
Should landlords be required to provide air conditioning?
- Friday, July 19, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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As temperatures soar to red-alert levels and Philadelphia officials invite residents to cool off in air-conditioned city buildings, Maryland lawmakers want to mandate landlords provide AC at home. The bill under…
Extreme weather causes fumes to escape fire-stricken PES refinery
- Thursday, July 18, 2019
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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Heavy rains and high temperatures shifted the lid of a 6 million gallon tank containing gasoline components at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, according to a spokesperson for the company.…
Philly has $800K to make Spring Garden the bike path of our dreams but the clock is ticking
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019
- By Randy LoBasso and Daniel Paschall
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Spring Garden Street through Center City may only be 2.1 miles long, but it represents an opportunity for the cycling community — in Philadelphia and across the entire east coast. In…
Philadelphia declares a heat health emergency; scientists say more to come
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency starting Wednesday at noon and going through the weekend. The emergency declaration, which comes after a National Weather Service prediction of heat index values…
SEPTA upgrade project in U-City to disrupt travel on 3 Regional Rail lines
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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Some of the Regional Rail infrastructure on the Media/Elwyn line is over 80 years old. The section of the rail line between 30th Street Station and the Arsenal Interlocking, which is…
Are gentrification's impacts overstated? This study says yes
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia finds little evidence to support the conventional understanding of gentrification as a massively disruptive influence on the well-being of lower-income city…
SEPTA gets bold with new transit map
- Friday, July 12, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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Officials say the goal is to simplify travel planning for riders. “Our hope, really, is that they are intuitive enough that someone who’s not very familiar with the network can show…
A new look for stadium district office tower
- Wednesday, July 10, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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An office tower coming to Philadelphia’s sports stadium complex is boasting an updated look, according to renderings shared with the city’s Art Commission. After winning concept approval from the Art Commission…
Whether you can hear the sound or not, 'Mosquito' sonic devices shouldn’t be in our parks
- Wednesday, July 10, 2019
- By Anannya Kundu
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Markward Playground is a small park near the Schuylkill River. I often go there for a walk or to look at the view, so I was upset to learn that this…
City Council cheat sheet: What Philly’s legislators wanted to do and how it actually worked out
- Wednesday, July 10, 2019
- By Jake Blumgart
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The spring 2019 session of City Council ended quietly a couple weeks ago. The all-important primary elections sucked up a lot of oxygen, with little of the machinations and political wheedling…
Philly Fed economists: Here’s how highways ruined your city
- Tuesday, July 9, 2019
- By Darryl C. Murphy
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No one should be denied a good taco, but the Vine Street Expressway has often deterred Jeffrey Lin from visiting a nearby taqueria for lunch. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia…
