Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown introduced a resolution Thursday calling for hearings on finding adaptive reuses for the 23 school buildings that will close at the end of this year. The resolution was…
Good morning, Streeters. Here’s what’s making news this chilly, flurrying morning: At City Council’s Taxpayer Fairness Initiative hearing yesterday few new policy ideas emerged to help improve the city’s tax delinquency…
A bill introduced by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown clarifying provisions of the new zoning code related to group daycare facilities got a favorable recommendation from City Council’s Committee on Rules Wednesday afternoon.…
Can music venues actually improve neighborhoods? They often face community opposition but Flying Kite considers the examples of Fishtown's Johnny Brenda’s, Union Transfer on Spring Garden, and planned rebirth of South…
Don’t expect to drive down Walnut Street between 16th and 18th today. It’s closed for the production of “Dead Man Down,” the new Colin Farrell film shooting in Philly. If City…
The School District is in dire need of revenue, but is Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown’s idea to sell ads on school buses going too far? A Daily News editorial today called…
No door at the Divine Lorraine | flickr user Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street flickr groupCity Council turned its attention to vacant and tax-delinquent properties with two bills introduced…
Into Fame | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr groupSEPTA awarded $7.5 million in contracts to add four elevators and two fare lanes to the City Hall subway…
