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In Common: The Oval stretches car-free play onto the Parkway this summer
Our series about Philly's changing public spaces continues with a trip on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Ashley Hahn checks in on…
Spotted: The Oval striking musical tone for 2016
Every year the parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval is painted with a mural, setting the theme for the…
Building Stories: United Way Building
For our spring series Building Stories, we're bringing you design postcards from around the city. We're asking Philadelphia architects to take us…
Building Stories: The Granary
For our spring series Building Stories, we're bringing you design postcards from around the city. We're asking Philadelphia architects to take us…
The Oval returns for third season, will it see a fourth?
If The Oval started three years ago as an experiment to see if an underused part of the Parkway could become…
Spotted: Bike Clouds, Green Zones
Our eyes are ever peeled for interesting sights and sites. Here are two bits of larger bike infrastructure improvements I spotted…
Inside the historic Family Court
Until the Family Court's functions move to a new court building at 15th and Arch, the historic Family Court buidling is…
Aspirations for 22nd and Market memorial park design
On the morning of June 5, 2013 six people died when a wall being carelessly demolished collapsed onto the Salvation Army…
Family Court to be sensitively redeveloped as Kimpton Hotel
It took a couple tries, but the old Family Court building at 1801 Vine Street will be converted into a hotel…
Black History Month events for the plannerly
All month long, Philly is buzzing with activities in celebration of Black History Month. We thought we’d highlight a few events…
From Above: Schuylkill River from South Street, 1927
In honor of the Schuylkill bridges sporting new lighting here's a look back at these crossings from December 31,1927 looking north…
Studying public space usage via balloon mapping
We hear a lot about the value of “activating” public spaces through “lighter, quicker, cheaper” moves that enhance the public life…
Fresh glow for Schuylkill crossings
The glorious clusters of globe lights installed on the Market Street Bridge to honor the new millennium are fully illuminated once…
Hot fun at The Oval
On Wednesday, Eakins Oval debuted its new summer identity - “The Oval” - wearing a fresh paint pattern and…
Eakins Oval: More park, less parking
If the Parkway’s new mantra is “More park, less way” then the rallying cry for improving Eakins Oval might be “More…
22nd and Market building collapse [news roundup]
We’re still following the news of Wednesday’s fatal building collapse at 22nd and Market Street. It's still very early in terms…
Fatal building collapse at 22nd and Market, rescue ongoing
UPDATED: 7:30am, 6/6/13 A four-story building at 2136-38 Market Street was being demolished this morning when it collapsed at about 10:40am,…
Happy Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day, Streeters. We're taking a long weekend and will be back first thing tomorrow morning with The Buzz. Enjoy…
Family Court redevelopment to balance hospitality use with historic fabric
The Family Court Building's days as a court are waning, and a process is underway to select a developer to convert…
Paine's Park will open May 22
The shape of Paine's Park, the city's new skate-centric public space, is coming clearly into view after six months of construction.…
