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Some - including a SugarHouse consultant - say no to proposed casinos
Two representatives of South Philadelphia community groups urged the Pennsylvania State Gaming Control Board not to award a casino license to any of the three applicants who would build near the…
Schedule for casino candidates' presentations set
The six applicants vying for Philadelphia's second casino license will get 45 minutes to present their ideas to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Feb. 12. Three teams of operator-hopefuls will…
Packer Park: Billboard case garners city’s attention
This article was created in partnership with Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Temple University's capstone multimedia journalism class. By Jade C. McKenzie and Connor Showalter Local residents, community organizers and outdoor advertisers are…
Packer Park: Residents Brace For Possible Billboard Expansion Project
Packer Park: Residents Brace For Possible Billboard Expansion Project from Philadelphia Neighborhoods on Vimeo. Residents of Packer Park in the Lower South district might see an addition to their backyard…
Ronald McDonald house as perfect reuse, billboard rumble on Moyamensing, deepening the Delaware, Temple's Philly civil rights archive
A 19th-century Romanesque mansion at 39th and Chestnut was reused as the Ronald McDonald House in 1981. PlanPhilly’s Alan Jaffe looks beyond the clown, and sees a perfect reuse. The grand…
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…
A focus on jobs and transportation at public meeting on the future of Lower South Philadelphia
Public discussion began Tuesday night on a long-range comprehensive plan for the Lower South portion of Philadelphia – a section of the city dominated by industrial and entertainment uses including the…
1st public meeting for the Lower South District Plan
First Public Meeting: American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Avenue Tuesday, July 12th 6:00 PM Free parking, handicapped entrance off Pattison Avenue SEPTA route 17 bus and the Broad Street Subway…
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…
Inquirer: Tradition and revitalization along E. Passyunk Avenue
Inquirer: Tradition and revitalization along E. Passyunk Avenue Staring out the window of his cheese shop one slow afternoon, Philip Mancuso declares himself "the last of the Mohicans." After almost…
