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Night Market season begins in Fairmount on May 16
Attention foodies and neighborhood explorers: The Food Trust’s Night Market will return for the season on Thursday, May 16, taking over a section of Fairmount Avenue from 6-10pm. More than 50…
Barnes Foundation partners with Fairmount Arts Crawl, hosts local artist
The Fairmount Arts Crawl is back and, thanks in part to the Barnes Foundation, this year’s event is even bigger. Friday evening, the Barnes Foundation in partnership with the Fairmount…
Amid sound and fury, Historical Commission approves Feibush Cafe
A surprise — and quite dramatic — appearance by the City's Chief Integrity Officer, Joan Markman, capped the Historical Commission meeting on Friday morning. Ms. Markman was the last to testify…
Draft plan for Central District released
The draft comprehensive plan for Philadelphia's Central District calls for revitalizing civic spaces in Center City, encouraging more development along Ridge Avenue and North Broad Street in West Callowhill, and making…
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…
Civics support proposed Fairmount Ave bike lanes
A snowstorm postponed one vote, poor attendance another and a mail-in vote a third, but after approximately two months of public meetings, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has gathered votes…
More Park, Less Way reflects larger transportation trends
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway has always reflected Philadelphia’s general attitude toward transportation, and as the city rolls out More Park, Less Way: An Action Plan to Increase Urban Vibrancy on the…
From Above: Looking West on Market Street, 1925
It’s been a long while since we visited Philadelphia From Above. So this week, in honor of the release of More Park, Less Way: An Action Plan to Increase Urban Vibrancy…
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.…
More Park, Less Way unveiled
Questions about how the Benjamin Franklin Parkway can be a more urban, lively place have puzzled planners, politicians, and residents for decades. And Monday the Department of Parks and Recreation will…
Fairmount Civic Association votes in favor of the proposed Fairmount Bike Lane
The Fairmount Civic Association voted by in favor of the proposed Fairmount Bike Lane at the group's meeting Thursday night. The meeting was the first of three community meetings the Bicycle…
New construction covers Chomsky mural, fills long-vacant lot
At 19th and Fairmount Ave new construction is underway to bring retail and residential space to a long-vacant lot. The project will extend the bustle of Fairmount between 20th Street and…
Bicycle Coalition to present Fairmount Ave bike lane proposal
[UPDATE: The first community meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28 has been postponed until 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 due to weather. The Fairmount Civic Association meeting remains scheduled for Thursday,…
Half-demolished church at 11th and Mt. Vernon awaiting zoning approvals
Nobody in Philadelphia is ever going to build anything like the old stone Church of the Nativity at 11th and Mt. Vernon streets again. It’s a combination of design and materials…
November 16-18: Urban Remix | Love Your Park | Tweed Ride | Welcome to the Neighborhood
Urban Remix Design Charrette and Public Reveal Friday, November 16, design charrette 8am-6pm; public reveal 4-6pm. Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street. As the area around 46th and Market changes -…
Cultural BRT route | SEPTA's energy action plan | Neighbors plan new future for Frankford Y | Activating South Broad
After a taste of Indian summer yesterday, we’re back to our regularly scheduled November weather today, Streeters. Don’t forget the umbrella as you’re out and about today. Among the competing visions…
Council seeks zoning reform rollbacks | groundbreaking LGBT senior housing | Whole Foods' undisclosed location | SEPTA's encouragement | voter turnout
Skyline | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGood morning and happy Friday, Streeters! The new zoning code has only been in effect since August, but City Council is…
October 1-5: Architecture in Film | Planetarium on the Parkway | 205 Race at DAG | Homeowner workshops: interior finishes and energy efficiency
Open Air | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupArchitecture in Film: 2001: A Space Odyssey Monday, October 1, 6:30pm, film starts at 7pm. Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch…
September 28-30: LoMo Harvest Festival + Flea | Go West! Craft Fest | Puerto Rican Day Parade | Bella Vista House Tour
Hit up the Bella Vista House tour on Sunday. | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupLoMo Harvest Festival and Flea Market& Community Fair Saturday, September 29. Flea Market 9am-3pm,…
Improving Germantown Ave | city resident tax burden drops | 'Open Air' v. dark sky | tougher ATV penalties | subway shooting
Two stretches of Germantown Avenue – in North Philadelphia around Lehigh Avenue and in Germantown at Chelten Avenue – are targeted for improvement, reports Amy Z. Quinn for PlanPhilly/NewsWorks. In Germantown…
