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State AG's office seeks OARC lawsuit dismissal
The state Attorney General's office, on behalf of Gov. Tom Corbett and administration budget and economic development officials, is seeking to have a lawsuit filed against them by the Ogontz Avenue…
ZBA approves plans for supermarket at Chew and Washington
By Amy Z. QuinnFor NewsWorks Plans for a Bottom Dollar Food store on Washington Lane are moving forward with zoning board approval. As expected, the board voted Wednesday to approve…
Northwest civics preparing for new community zoning review, CHCA will testify at Tuesday hearing
By Amy Z. QuinnFor NewsWorks Representatives of at least one Northwest civic group are planning to appear at a city Planning Commission meeting Tuesday, for a discussion of the community…
Chelten Plaza seeks ZBA approval for signage
By Amy Z. QuinnFor NewsWorksThe Chelten Plaza shopping center that dominated much community discussion in Germantown last year is coming before the city again, this time for approvals on…
Kemble Avenue at-risk housing proposal nixed
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyResources for Human Development has pulled out of a controversial plan to create supervised housing for two at-risk groups at the Kemble Park Apartments, NewsWorks…
Clarke defends North Central NID, Planning Commission adopts Waterfront plan, West Oak Lane Jazz Festival cancelled, budget landmines
Will North Philadelphia get the city's next Neighborhood Improvement District? PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey was on hand for a tense and lengthy community meeting about the North Central NID Tuesday night, and…
Parks and Rec takes roadshow to West Oak Lane
Wednesday night, in a continuing effort to bring its show on the road to different city neighborhoods, the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commission arrived at the Simons Recreation Center in West…
Northwest Philadelphia development stories to watch in 2012
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyIn Northwest Philly's neighborhoods last year, you didn't have to shop around very far to find tasty stories about land use and development. Last week,…
Top 5 Northwest Philadelphia development stories of 2011 -- No. 4
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyIn Northwest Philly's neighborhoods this year, you didn't have to shop around very far to find tasty stories about land use and development. And some…
Onion Flats talks The Ridge, delayed Silverliner Vs, pedestrian plaza grants, Brandywine development at 1919 Market and maybe Cira
Onion Flats will take their environmentally-sensitive design to the next level at The Ridge, the former Ravage Ballroom site in East Falls. Amy Z. Quinn caught up with Tim McDonald…
West Oak Lane Charter School now offers all its education under one roof
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhilly After years of going to classes spread across three buildings in a shopping center, the West Oak Lane Charter School is celebrating a homecoming as…
Preservation group issues SOS for 20 sites
When old buildings start to fall through the cracks, Save Our Sites is there to catch them. The organization issues an SOS each year for structures that other preservation groups, and…
Rezoning bills introduced for Bowman's Magarity project
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyTime could be running out for the Chestnut Hill Community Association to have a meaningful say in the major development proposed for old Magarity dealership…
Philly Council calls for restoration of six neighborhood zoning overlays
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhilly It looks like several neighborhoods, including East Falls and Germantown, will get to keep their zoning overlays -- for now. As City Council and the…
Neighbors still oppose Gaudenzia House development
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyGaudenzia Inc., the drug rehabilitation services company, is moving ahead with renovations to the blighted Shelton Court apartment building on North Broad Street. They intend…
Expansion project continues at West Oak Lane Charter School
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyOn first visit, the office of Dr. Debbera Peoples-Lee seems a bit generously sized. Then she explains it's actually a classroom. The office of the…
Youth Study Center plan raises questions about site's next purpose
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhillyWith a plan underway for the Youth Study Center to remain in East Falls another two years, neighbors are now looking for guarantees about what…
City seeks variance extension at Youth Study Center in East Falls
By Amy Z. QuinnFor PlanPhilly Construction delays and a change in general contractor on the new site of the city's Youth Study Center in West Philadelphia could mean up…
