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Penn Street portion of the Central Delaware Trail gets OK from PCPC
The Penn Street portion of the Central Delaware Trail got a nod from the Philadelphia City Planning Commission Tuesday, which gave its approval to the overall concept of the trail and…
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…
Core Realty presents plan to re-use the former Ajax Metal Works building as a music venue, bowling alley and restaurant
Philadelphia planning commissioners and Fishtown residents seemingly have similar, mostly fond feelings about Core Realty's proposed development for the former Ajax Metal Works and dry ice building.They like the plan…
Waterfront developer plans 3,000-person music venue, restaurants, a bowling alley and a distillery at Ajax Metal Works site
Developer Michael Samschick hopes to transform the former Ajax Metal Works, at Frankford and Delaware avenues in Fishtown, into a 3,000-person music venue, a bowling alley, two restaurants and a distillery.…
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…
Confab with waterfront developer could shed light on hotel mystery
Fishtown and Northern Liberties community leaders hope to find out next week what plans Michael Samschick has for his Delaware Avenue properties – and whether or not he is working with…
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…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
Updated: Could this Fishtown business be an internet casino cafe?
It is still uncertain what is opening - or perhaps what was to have opened - at the Frankford Avenue storefront where recently installed window decals proclaim it the Jackpot Internet…
Zoning needed for controversial Fishtown music venue stays in place
The developer of a proposed 3,000-patron music venue has not lost the zoning he needs to build on Richmond Street in Fishtown.It was outgoing First District Councilman Frank DiCicco who…
Fishtown music venue could lose the zoning it needs to open on Richmond Street
The controversial 7,600 square-foot, 3,000-patron music venue developer David Grasso hopes to build on Richmond Street in Fishtown appears to be in jeopardy.First District Councilman Frank DiCicco, who sponsored the…
Architect who did Penn Treaty master plan selected for Columbia Avenue improvement project
Studio Bryan Hanes, the same landscape architecture firm that developed the master plan for Penn Treaty Park, has been selected to design the Columbia Avenue Connector – a project that…
Design work about to begin for next river-to-city connector street
Design work will soon begin on a project that the city hopes will make the connection between Fishtown and the Delaware River more obvious and pleasant.Prompted by PennDOT's plans to…
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…
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…
Public hearing on SugarHouse license renewal to be held next week
A hearing on the renewal of SugarHouse Casino's license will be held Thursday, June 16, in Room 119 A/B of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street. During the 10 a.m.…
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…
Bill defining "cash for gold" stores advances in city council
Cash-for-gold stores would be defined as a type of pawn shop under proposed legislation that was forwarded to city council by its Rules Committee Tuesday.The legislation, which now heads to…
