Learning how Philly government works can be a circuitous and sometimes frustrating thing. In my experience, it takes years. It takes…
Washington Avenue is going through a well-documented public identity crisis as it transitions from a hard neighborhood boundary lined with…
Washington Avenue is a rough street. Cars tango with trucks loading, people park in the median, pedestrians skirt forklifts, and cyclists…
Look east from the corner at 8th and Catharine streets, and the bright washes of color in David Guinn’s new…
Good morning, Streeters. Happy Thursday. Today’s City Council agenda [pdf] includes votes on the city’s Complete Streets legislation and residential parking…
Good morning, Streeters. Today is the deadline to apply for the homestead exemption for next year’s property taxes. The simple application…
Do you know how often a pedestrian is hit by a car in Philadelphia? Or how many bathtubs worth of water…
Reading Terminal Market Harvest Festival Saturday, October 13, 10am-4pm. Filbert Street, between 11th and 12th. Filbert Street will be closed for…
Hit up the Bella Vista House tour on Sunday. | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupLoMo Harvest Festival and…
Dredging of the Delaware River is set to start within 30 days, NewsWorks reports. The federally funded deepening project will…
Back in June, Eyes on the Street reported that muralist David Guinn was working on new designs for an fall-themed mural…
NoLibs Streetscape | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr group According to a report by the Brookings Institution, 80% of jobs…
Planning for Visitability and Urban Aging Tuesday, June 26, 8-10am. Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 642 North Broad Street. How can designers…
In Bella Vista Autumn is in the air. Devoted Eyes on the Street readers will remember the tale of David Guinn's…
Fairmount Restaurant Week May 25-June 3. Various locations in Fairmount. To coincide with the opening of the Barnes’ new location, Fairmount…
The triangular wedge created by Passyunk Avenue, Sixth Street, and Christian Street has gone from a gas station to green in…