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Look Up! The vantages of Lemon Hill
Restoration of Lemon Hill has opened up great views of the 1799 house from Kelly Drive and wonderful vistas of the city from atop the historic property. “Look Up!” is…
Greater Art Museum Area businesses form new alliance
To address the growing business needs of Francisville, Spring Garden, Brewerytown and Fairmount while preserving the four neighborhoods’ unique identities, the Fairmount Area Business Association is growing and rebranding as the…
By the Numbers: More Park, Less Way
Last night the Department of Parks and Recreation and PennPraxis unveiled a new action plan for making the Benjamin Franklin Parkway a livelier civic space, as PlanPhilly's JoAnn Greco reports.…
2012 Endangered Properties List: Philly Modern, breweries, Family Court, and tax credits
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia released its 10th Annual Endangered Properties List [pdf] today, which includes three city-owned buildings, our dwindling supply of historic breweries, and examples of Philly modernism. Here'…
Stadium district casino | Inga on The Provence | 40th and Pine appeal grinds on | Germantown's horticultural heritage | Viaduct as great connector
Reading Viaduct, October 2012 | Christine Fisher, PlanPhillyHappy Friday, Streeters. Here's this morning's Buzz: The owners of Parx (Greenwood Gaming) and co-owners of Xfinity Live! (Cordish) want to put a…
October 15-19: Chinatown fight to survive | Ben Franklin Bridge bike ride | Brewfest | reexamining sustainable agriculture
Philadelphia Chinatown’s Fight for Survival Monday, October 15, 4:30-6:30pm. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street. Learn how Philadelphia’s Chinatown has evolved over time and its ongoing struggle to maintain its…
July 30-August 3: Parkway community input | Behind PlanPhilly boat tour | DAG talks Museum of the American Revolution | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Parkway Action Plan Community Meetings Monday, July 30, 6-8:30pm at Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Church, 22nd and Mt. Vernon streets. Tuesday, July 31, 6-8:30pm at Storefront for Urban Innovation, 2816 West Girard…
July 27-29: Brewerytown Food Truck Roundup | Philadelphia Orchestra Neighborhood Concert | Olympics in Mt. Airy | Sun Ra Arkestra | East Passyunk Car Show
Brewerytown Food Truck Roundup Friday, July 27, 5-7pm. 27th Street and West Girard Avenue. The Philadelphia Mobile Food Association has put together a pop-up event featuring 15 of its member trucks, music,…
Benjamin Franklin Parkway Action Plan
Over the past decade a great deal of work has been completed on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway -- improvements to pedestrian crossings, addition of bike lanes, and planting new street trees.…
May 29-June 1: garden photography, city cycling, rooftop ravens
Ghost Fern | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupThe Art of Garden Photography Thursday, May 31, noon-1pm. PHS McLean Library, 100 N. 20th Street. Learn tips and tricks…
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…
Church preservation, sparse school closing hearing, new senior housing in Wynnefield, NRDC contests Limerick license renewal, Brewerytown growth,
The Atlantic Cities explores the trouble with church preservation, calling out the preservation debates about Philadelphia’s Church of the Assumption among national examples illustrating the burdens of maintainance for large…
Race Street Connector opens, Manayunk Towpath closing, lost brewery, volunteers reopen West Philly school libraries
Pauline's Bridal Shoppe | flickr user shrimpcracker, Eyes on the Street flickr group It's another glorious fall day, Philly. The city is going to be busy today and over the weekend:…
Livable Communities and Philadelphia
On Monday, May 17th, Livable Communities Task Force Members Earl Blumenauer and Allyson Y. Schwartz will join Penn Design School’s Penn Praxis and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for…
Call for Artists: Art + Soul Food
Call for Artists: Art + Soul Food2nd Annual Art + Soul Food will be June 12, 2010 The 2nd Annual Art + Soul Food event will take place on June…
UPDATED: Publications and Newsletters, March 2010
GRID Philly, April 2010 GRID magazine is a new Philadelphia-based magazine for sustainability. Covering topics such as energy, food, shelter, transportation, ecology and culture. DVRPC Focus Newsletter, March 2010 Delaware Valley…
A message to Fairmount residents from Fairmount CDC
A message from Fairmount CDC: Dear Fairmount Neighbor, Like you, we are committed to creating the best possible environment for our community. As part of our evaluation of community projects…
Help Restore Girard Veterans Memorial
Help Restore Girard Veterans Memorial Make a donation today to restore this wonderful community space and gateway to Fairmount and Brewerytown. Make a donation today help transform the Veterans Memorial at…
Sprucing up the Fairmount Park houses
Nov. 30 For the next two weeks, folks interested in taking in the splendor of an age gone by can do just that in a holiday atmosphere thanks to the volunteer…
When trolleys trundled along the waterfront
Photos courtesy of Philadelphia Area Traction Nov. 24 By Anthony CampisiFor PlanPhillyThe light rail line service the Delaware River Port Authority is proposing along the riverfront wouldn’t be the…
