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Stay of Demolition for Church of the Assumption
Barring some Act of God, the Church of the Assumption will live to see 2013. At a hearing Tuesday, the very day a demolition permit went into effect for the historic…
Testing SEPTA's New Payment Technology | Visions of North Broad | Storm affects absentee vote | $60m deal for 907 Market | Big storms, big government
We've been paying lots of attention to Sandy, but the storm isn't the only newsworhty item. Here's a lunchtime edition of The Buzz to play post-storm catch-up. SEPTA is testing out…
Blumenfeld partners on Metropolitan Opera House | Station at Manayunk and Paine Park break ground | 52nd St renovations | more NE red light cameras | water main break at 42nd and Market
Metropolitan Opera House, 2012 | Jeremy Marshall, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupThe restoration of North Broad’s Metropolitan Opera House now has developer Eric Blumenfeld in its corner. The Inquirer’s…
Blumenfeld acquires Divine Lorraine | Council shrinking stream buffers | Great Chestnut Hill | Construction violations | Vote without ID
Developer Eric Blumenfeld now owns the Divine Lorraine Hotel. Will Philly's most iconic symbol of blight finally see new life? | Gary Reed, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGood morning,…
Blumenfeld snags Divine Lorraine at sheriff sale
Eric Blumenfeld did it. Today Blumenfeld acquired the Divine Lorraine (again) for just over $8 million. This year, we've followed along as the city promised action on the Divine…
Historical Commission could scuttle Marina View designs | CDAG on Pier 34-35 development | TLC for LOVE Park | Divine Lorraine update | microloans for entrepreneurs
Will the Historical Commission do what the Planning Commission wouldn't and reject the disappointing designs for Marina View? We'll find out today. In her Inquirer column Inga Saffron explains that…
Divine Lorraine could become Blumenfeld's (again)
Divine Sunset | Jeremy Marshall, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group Hidden City Daily reports that "developer Eric Blumenfeld appears to be close to acquiring the note on the Divine…
Developer feud: Blumenfeld v. Caplan | 30th Street reno work | Toll bridge traffic down | 'More park, less way'
It is a beautiful morning, Streeters, but we're heading for 96º today (feeling more like 105º). It's back to the territory of excessive heat, so do your best to stay…
Developer dreams on an artsy future for old school at Spring Garden and Broad
Developer Eric Blumenfeld is dreaming up a new future for the vacant Thaddeus Stevens School of Practice on Spring Garden Street east of Broad. Blumenfeld is in contract to acquire the building…
Developer dreams on an artsy future for old school at Spring Garden and Broad
Developer Eric Blumenfeld is dreaming up a new future for the vacant Thaddeus Stevens School of Practice on Spring Garden Street east of Broad. Blumenfeld is in contract to acquire the building…
March 19-23: How Creativity Works, Philadelphia and the Makeshift Metropolis, Dan Marcolina reveals the obvious, Romantic Philadelphia, North Broad Revitalization, PhillyWorks
Jonah Lehrer: How Creativity Works Tuesday, March 20, 8-10:30am. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut Street. Jonah Lehrer is a frequent contributor to Wired, The New Yorker, and Radiolab, and…
Somerset Neighbors organize, 245 new buses, Gardner and Barnes modernize, dreaming a new Divine Lorraine, Philly ranks as 30th most competitive global city, NextFab2 coming soon
Somerset Neighbors for Better Living is organizing to reclaim their tough corner of Kensington from drugs, vacancy, crime, and prostitution. The Star & Home reports that the organization is being…
Planners hold off on vote for ramp, vestibule wanted by the developer of a big-names Broad Street restaurant project
Those behind the restaurant reuse of the former Wilkie Buick dealership on Broad Street want to build a new vestibule and ramp that would take up nearly half the sidewalk on…
Here we go again: Residential, restaurant, office space proposed for Arch
Talk about moving on. A couple years ago, the Planning Commission was being wooed by developers who wanted to plop a monolith called the American Commerce Center, a mixed-use tower which…
