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Planning Commission approves rezoning for Soko Lofts, six other sites
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission recommended approval of a bill on Tuesday that would rezone a thin strip of land on American Street between Master and Thompson from industrial to commercial…
Design review committee recommends Edgewater II and, with questions, Soko Lofts
The Civic Design Review Committee, an offshoot of the Planning Commission which meets monthly to consider the impacts of large development projects on the public realm, unanimously recommended approval Tuesday afternoon…
Keepin' It Local: Alternative currency circulates in Kensington
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly, Sara Khan and Diana Cooper checked in on South Kensington's Keepin' It Local Day to see how volunteers rewarded with Equal Dollars…
South Kensington Block Deals with Rodents, Vacancy and Broken Sidewalks
Residents of the 1800 block of North 4th Street, between Berks and North Cadwallader streets, talked about the quality of life on their block with Alyssa Saylor and Sara Khan, as…
Equal Dollars Rewards South Kensington Residents
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods/PlanPhilly Alyssa Saylor and Sara Khan share this story on the expansion of Equal Dollars Community Currency to South Kensington as part of …
320 apartments proposed for former S. Kensington Scrap Yard
On Thursday, April 11, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced a bill rezoning a small portion of the vacant lot between 2nd, Master, Thompson, and American streets from I-2 to CMX-3 to…
New Shops Provide Commercial Progress On Girard Avenue
As part of her reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly Alyssa Saylor checked in with a few new businesses along West Girard Avenue that are hoping to see a revived retail environment…
South Kensington Church Plans to Sell Building
As part of her reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly Sara Khan checked in on the vacant St. Michael's Business School at 2nd and Jefferson, a property the Philadelphia Archdiocese is anticipated to…
Blurring the lines of South Kensington
What's in a neighborhood name? As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods/PlanPhilly Alyssa Saylor and Sara Khan set out to explore the various names for South Kensington (Or is…
Condominiums Create Controversy on Thompson Street
As the development pressure from Northern Liberties and Fishtown expands, vacant parcels in South and East Kensington are being scooped up and redeveloped, often with interesting contemporary architecture with green design…
Civic Design Review Committee holds inaugural meeting to consider senior housing
The brand-new Civic Design Review Committee of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the merits of a proposed 40-unit affordable housing development for senior…
Help Kung Fu Necktie and Johnny Brenda's corral bikes
In lots of spots around the city there just isn't enough bike parking to satisfy demand. But this year the city is working with businesses and property owners resolve their bike…
Eyes on the Street: Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby celebrates human-powered transit
By Christine FisherFor PlanPhilly This year’s Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby attracted more people than ever before to Kensington’s streets where crowds watched the parade of handcrafted, human-powered floats loop through…
Lower South and West Park plans adopted | 'Quality of Life' plan for Eastern North Philly accepted | Reassessment 70% done | Delilah's closed | city seeks help with PGW sale | parsing NIDs
Pink hints of spring | 'Off the Beaten Path,' Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupThe Planning Commission adopted the Lower South and West Park district plans with a…
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…
Meet Mark Squilla, what the Winter Classic is worth, Philly 2012 trends, hope for Gretz Brewery, Philly as GIS leader
Contrasts | flickr user Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street flickr pool New First District councilman Mark Squilla talked priorities and plans with PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates. High on Squilla’s list:…
December 12-16: PHS holiday pop-up shop, Moviehouse, urban gardening talk, Unsilent Night
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Holiday Pop-Up Shop Monday, December 12- Friday, December 16, 8am-2:30pm daily. Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Visit the Comcast Center’s lower lobby this week and find…
Occupy security eased, mounted police return, Indy Hall co-housing, Philly's affordable, and Robert A. M. Stern's new museum
Security around City Hall has been eased in light of the peaceful behavior of Occupy Philadelphia, NewsWorks reports, reducing the city’s costs. No word still on when construction at Dilworth…
Rolling rally, LOOK! on Lancaster, Claes in Philly, Brooklyn's 3rd Ward outpost in Kensington
Broad & Dickinson | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street group pool Today's Phillies playoff pep rally will be on wheels, rolling up Broad Street and around Center City between…
