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Brainstorming how to make an Old City park as welcoming as its surroundings
- Thursday, July 19, 2018
- By Meir Rinde
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The corner of Second and Market streets in Old City is laden with history. As Philadelphia’s original civic center, the neighboring block was the site of the city’s first town hall…
A master plan for Society Hill proposes new design guidelines -- and downzoning
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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The Society Hill Civic Association has presented a new master plan to the city’s Planning Commission, a proposal encompassing both an innovative way to manage the open space that laces throughout…
Chess, and the power of girls to identify themselves as leaders
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018
- By Gabrielle Moshier
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Bobby Fischer once famously said, “Chess is life.” In the city of Philadelphia, these words take on more truth than their simple appearance. It is because of this truth that over…
Bold strokes in W. Philly Promise Zone housing plan, but no funding punch to back it up
- Wednesday, July 18, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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What good are big plans without any funding? That’s the question the city Planning Commission grappled with Tuesday, when confronted with a comprehensive housing strategy for the West Philadelphia Promise Zone.…
On their 'Home Court,' an art exhibit shines a light on Hartranft's unsung heroes
- Tuesday, July 17, 2018
- By Malcolm Burnley
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When you enter, the sounds envelope you: a bouncing ball; the scuffing of sneakers. They seem to be coming from neither here nor there. Although you don’t see people, you hear…
With Wayne Junction's historic district come questions: Some old, some new
- Tuesday, July 17, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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For the better part of a century, Wayne Junction was home to dozens of factories and mills. Most of that manufacturing is gone today, and the Philadelphia Historical Commission has just…
Why does it take so long to upgrade Philly’s water infrastructure? Here's an explanation
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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When a broken water main sent 15 million gallons surging into Center City streets, public attention was riveted by scenes of pedestrians sloshing along and a cave-in that threatened to swallow…
As Drexel transforms University City, communities nearby prepare for gentrification
- Friday, July 13, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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When Schuylkill Yards was first announced – Brandywine Realty Trust’s proposal to turn 14 acres of largely empty, Drexel University-owned land between the college and 30th Street Station into 7 million…
These pre-employment programs could be a model for Rebuild's jobs goals
- Thursday, July 12, 2018
- By Malcolm Burnley
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At 36 years old, Herbert Robinson wasn't just looking for a job. He wanted a career. Earlier this year, his resume looked pretty patchy. He had some manufacturing experience — making…
Today: One bronze goat statue at Rittenhouse Square. Come autumn: Two
- Thursday, July 12, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Rittenhouse Square’s goat population is about to double. “Billy,” the small, cast-bronze beast that has been a fixture there for more than a century, is immensely popular among pint-size denizens of…
City Controller takes aim at Parking Authority's spending
- Wednesday, July 11, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Nobody really likes to get a parking ticket. And no one really likes to get audited. Now, both these things nobody really likes are coming together, as City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart…
Looking to cut plastics pollution in the ocean? Start upstream
- Wednesday, July 11, 2018
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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While beach towns in New Jersey and Delaware work to curb the use of plastic straws, bags, containers, and even balloons, researchers say it appears the real problem lies upstream, in…
Stained-glass panels to get a second life at Chestnut Street bus shelters
- Wednesday, July 11, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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At the beginning of 2017, the Philadelphia Art Commission slammed the brakes on a plan to scrap Pablo Tauler’s stained-glass Chestnut Street bus shelters as part of the proposed installation of…
Near a Center City Wawa, humans protect a bike lane, to make a larger point
- Tuesday, July 10, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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A line, 25 deep, stretched out in front of the Wawa on the corner of 22nd and South streets Tuesday morning. It wasn’t the scent of freshly made, hot Sizzlis that…
What if it rained? How a rec center changed one life, and could change more
- Tuesday, July 10, 2018
- By Donte Mills
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Every time it rains, the Hunting Park Recreation Center has to shut down activities because of a hole in the roof. The “Rec” is a safe place where many children in…
Afrofuturism and the new era for Sharswood's North Philly Peace Park
- Monday, July 9, 2018
- By Malcolm Burnley
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There’s a tidy way to tell the story of North Philly Peace Park -- as a project that has unfolded in three acts: the past, the present, and the future. After…
Fatal Brewerytown building collapse was `a tragic workplace accident,' L&I commissioner says
- Friday, July 6, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Five weeks after the Brewerytown building collapse that killed 59-year-old contractor Harvey Figgs, the city Department of Licenses and Inspections has found no violation of Philadelphia’s safety or demolition regulations on…
Damages from water-main break expected to exceed $500,000 liability limit
- Thursday, July 5, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Since a massive water-main break flooded the streets of Midtown Village Tuesday morning, Kate Moroney Miller has had one really bad Time. Time is the name of one of the Sansom…
Efforts to tear down `imminently dangerous' buildings get a $2m budget lift
- Thursday, July 5, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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In the recently approved city budget, Mayor Jim Kenney secured $2 million to accelerate demolition of vacant buildings the Department of Licenses and Inspections considers dangerous. Philadelphia suffers persistent problems with…
A renewed push to give Taney Street a different name
- Tuesday, July 3, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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A petition to rename Taney Street has gotten a boost, with its backers touting the mayor’s support of the effort in a renewed push. George Basile, a Temple University senior, launched…
