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Planning underway for a new river wards history museum
The Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts discovered during I-95 construction through the river wards and a collection of documents and objects commemorating the Treaty of Friendship signed between William Penn…
Work on Columbia Avenue sculptures gets go-ahead, other waterfront projects progress
Light-bearing bronze sculptures of turtles, and a lit-up fiberglass turkey and wolf, are on their way to Columbia Avenue, as part of an effort to better connect the waterfront to Fishtown.…
RFP goes out for Spring Garden Connector project, plus other riverfront project updates
An RFP went out this week seeking a designer for the Spring Garden Connector project - improvements with the goal of making walking or biking from Northern Liberties to the waterfront…
Squilla introduces old overlay to new zoning code, aiming to keep special Delaware riverfront rules in place
An amendment to prevent a lapse in the special zoning designed to protect the Central Delaware Riverfront from development contrary to the city's waterfront goals was added to a zoning code…
CDAG's overlay angst: Group worries about blocked river views, developments fronted with parking lots and too much signage
Members of the Central Delaware Advocacy Group are concerned that changes in the latest draft of the Central Delaware Overlay could result in blocked river views, developments fronted with parking lots…
Fresh food and "connectivity" coming soon to Front and Norris
A small grocery store and cafe with free wi-fi, take-out or eat-in American and Middle Eastern dishes and free community space is set to soon open at the corner of Front…
CDAG heartened at Squilla's stance on zoning ordinances, plans open letter to city council
Central Delaware Advocacy Group members liked what First District Councilman Mark Squilla had to say about single-parcel zoning legislation at their Thursday night meeting.Squilla said he would only introduce such…
UPDATED: SugarHouse talks expansion with planning commission
SugarHouse Casino representatives hope to: build a parking garage 40 feet shorter than what was originally approved for their next phase of development, retain the option of building outward instead of…
Something old begets something new: Habitat for Humanity store aims to recycle items, raise money for homes
A home store - which aims to build new homes for low-income people through its proceeds – has opened in Kensington.The former Lomax Carpet Warehouse on Jasper Street is now…
Something old begets something new: Habitat for Humanity store aims to recycle items, raise money for homes
A home store - which aims to build new homes for low-income people through its proceeds – has opened in Kensington.The former Lomax Carpet Warehouse on Jasper Street is now…
Full riverfront master plan soon to be released. Can the decades-long schedule be halved?
Two weeks from Monday, the full draft of the Master Plan for the Central Delaware Waterfront will be published on the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation website. It will be ready for…
Riverfront vision comes to life
The evolution of Philadelphia's Central Delaware Waterfront will spread outward from four areas containing pockets of land already in the city's control, those assembling the document that will guide the changes…
Richmond Street entertainment venue gets nod from Rules Committee
City Council will soon consider a zoning bill that would allow a large music and entertainment venue to open on Richmond Street. The bill, introduced by First District Councilman Frank…
City heading toward returning six condemned Kensington parcels to former owners
The city is moving toward returning six parcels of land in Kensington to its former owners.The city condemned the property about 10 years ago, with the hope of expanding a…
PennDOT gets more feedback on I-95 redo. Final designs coming by fall
Earlier this week, PennDOT representatives reported back to folks who live along the I-95 corridor, near the area between Shackamaxon and Palmer streets, with some mock-ups of what their ideas for…
Public wants well-lit underpasses and under-highway recreation and dog parks
I-95 underpasses should be flooded with light . Fancier lighting, defining the passageway that connects a neighborhood with the waterfront, would be even better. Walls should be camouflaged with plants, where…
Local author tells tales of historic Fishtown and Kensington cemeteries
Dead people generally keep pretty quiet. But in his latest book, local historian Kenneth Milano tells tales of long-gone fishermen, shipbuilders, soldiers, ancestors of a great baseball family, community leaders and…
Cramp Shipyard demo proceeds on
The dismantling of the Cramp building – the hulking brick icon of Philadelphia ship building located at 2050 Richmond Street – continued in earnest Monday.The building will be torn down…
DRWC outlines public realm improvement plans
More details about the plans for public space along the Central Delaware Waterfront emerged at Friday morning's meet up of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.The revocation of Foxwoods Casino's license…
"Shoppers" removing scrap metal from Cramp building site
There has been some unauthorized shopping at the Cramp Shipyard building. Since Monday, crews have been dismantling the building to make way for the new Girard Avenue Interchange. But after the…
