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Lower Schuylkill Master Plan adopted by Planning Commission
A plan for the future industrial and recreational development of the Lower Schuylkill was adopted on Tuesday by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. The goal of the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan…
SOSNA improves, celebrates Grays Ferry Ave triangles
For years the South of South Neighborhood Association (SOSNA) has been working to improve traffic flow and pedestrian experience around the three, concrete triangle islands on Grays Ferry Ave just below…
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…
In some cases, new assessments could bloat delinquent bills
The 800 block of South 19th Street flows through the heart of southwest Center City, the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood known, alternatively, as the Graduate Hospital area (G-Ho) and South of South.…
Philadelphia trail projects get a boost from state grants
Annual state funding came through for nearly a dozen regional trail projects late last month, and in Philadelphia that funding will make way for progress on three important trail additions. This…
Regional Trail Updates: CSX Bridge complete, Port Richmond Trail in the works
In a busy few days for the city’s regional trail network, the Schuylkill River Park Connector Bridge opened to the public and partners broke ground on the Port Richmond Trail in…
Luminous, lively Philly | Bart's 'lavish' casino party | talking Textizen | Queen Lane limbo | Julian Abele Park update | accepting North Philly change
Shin on Me | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupHappy Monday, streeters. Today promises to be as lovely as the weekend was, so let's start off today's Buzz on…
DesignPhiladelphia panel questions mega-museums
Philadelphia has been riding on the national bandwagon trend of tremendous cultural building and spending that boomed from roughly 1994 to 2008. With major museums and cultural institutions in place, Philadelphia,…
October 12-14: Reading Terminal Harvest Festival | Passyunk Square Home Tour | Blocktober Fest | 'Boring' Architecture
Reading Terminal Market Harvest Festival Saturday, October 13, 10am-4pm. Filbert Street, between 11th and 12th. Filbert Street will be closed for an urban-farm block party with bales of hay and a…
Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee's Clean Block Contest, Day 3
Judging for the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee’s (PMBC) Annual Clean Block Contest concluded last week. One of this year’s judges, Ainé Ardron-Doley, is sharing dispatches from the judge's trolley with Eyes…
PRA negotiates with OCF, revives eminent domain in Point Breeze | Bloc 23 vs 2400 South | transportation construction roundup | Is SEPTA f'd? | Farmers Market in Mayfair | Philly Painting photographed
As the Redevelopment Authority and Ori Feibush make peace, negotiating a lease for the vacant lot cleanup heard round the world, there is a much larger development debate brewing. The…
Problems at President's House memorial | trash talk | Bainbridge water main update | Kerkstra's geek cred
The President’s House remains afflicted by lingering conservation and interpretation problems, reports the Inquirer. The faulty video displays (and their replacements) and unstable conditions for archaeological remains leave the…
After the flood South of South | Assumption lawsuits continue | Lower Northeast plan update | Liddonfield site to Holy Family | illegal work at Knights of Pythias Greenwood Cemetery
After a water main broke at 21st and Bainbridge Sunday night, the Fire Department helped evacuate residents via boat. | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupIf you’re a…
South Street Bridge lighting gone wild
With the flip of a giant ceremonial switch around on Monday night, the South Street Bridge's light towers were finally illuminated. Their initial bright blue glow led into a 12-minute long audio/visual…
Sidewalk cafe manners | School District's gap: $282m | Frankford fights recovery house | South Street West's cool | Amtrak's NE high-speed vision
Night on the Town | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupByko wants sidewalk cafes to have “good manners” and not hog the city’s sidewalks. The Streets Department expects…
July 9: South Street Bridge Illumination
Since last fall work on the South Street Bridge’s light towers has been stop-start. Contractors completed installation of the panels, but technical issues with the LED lights postponed the illumination ceremony…
June 15-17: SS United States 60th Anniversary | Bloomsday | Commotion Kickoff
SS United States 60th Anniversary Celebration Friday, June 15, 6:30-9pm. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Christopher Columbus Blvd. The SS United States Conservancy is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the ship’s…
June 8-10: Art for the Cash Poor | PrideDay | Odunde
Crane | Tim McFarlane via Flickr, Creative CommonsArt for the Cash-Poor Saturday, June 9 –Sunday, June 10, noon-6pm daily. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street. InLiquid’s annual art…
