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West Poplar locksmith's faded sign gets repainted
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly, Tasia N. Morgan, Angela M. Mayo, and Samantha Ortiz are sharing dispatches from East and West Poplar. They recently paid a visit to…
Poplar Library Branch Embraces Technology and Social Media
As part of their reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly this summer, Tasia N. Morgan, Angela M. Mayo, and Samantha Ortiz are bringing us dispatches from East and West Poplar. This week they…
Central, University/Southwest district plans adopted
Philadelphia now has long-range plans for future development within the Central and University/Southwest districts. The city planning commission adopted both comprehensive plans at its Tuesday (June 11) meeting. From now on,…
Updated: Developer plans 40-unit apartment complex for century-old body shop in West Poplar
Update: The Zoning Board of Adjustment granted zoning variances on Wednesday to Advanced Real Estate Concepts LP, a developer planning a 40-unit residential complex for a century-old building at 13th and…
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…
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…
Historical Commission says demo permit for Church of the Assumption is valid
The Historical Commission announced Friday morning that its members unanimously affirmed the validity of a permit to demolish the historic Church of the Assumption issued to the building’s owner last fall.…
November 2-4: Mutt Strut, Dia de los Muertos, Literature & the City
6th Annual PAWS Mutt Strut Saturday, November 3, check in at 9am, walk at 11am. FDR Park. Help the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society save lives by participating in the 6th…
Stadium district casino | Inga on The Provence | 40th and Pine appeal grinds on | Germantown's horticultural heritage | Viaduct as great connector
Reading Viaduct, October 2012 | Christine Fisher, PlanPhillyHappy Friday, Streeters. Here's this morning's Buzz: The owners of Parx (Greenwood Gaming) and co-owners of Xfinity Live! (Cordish) want to put a…
Ruffin Nichols Memorial AME Church Demo Underway [slideshow]
And while we're on the subject of church demolition, here's the view from the corner of 11th and Mt. Vernon streets on Wednesday, where the sanctuary of the Ruffin Nichols Memorial…
Blumenfeld acquires Divine Lorraine | Council shrinking stream buffers | Great Chestnut Hill | Construction violations | Vote without ID
Developer Eric Blumenfeld now owns the Divine Lorraine Hotel. Will Philly's most iconic symbol of blight finally see new life? | Gary Reed, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGood morning,…
Blumenfeld snags Divine Lorraine at sheriff sale
Eric Blumenfeld did it. Today Blumenfeld acquired the Divine Lorraine (again) for just over $8 million. This year, we've followed along as the city promised action on the Divine…
Divine Lorraine could become Blumenfeld's (again)
Divine Sunset | Jeremy Marshall, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group Hidden City Daily reports that "developer Eric Blumenfeld appears to be close to acquiring the note on the Divine…
Considering Rodeph Shalom's addition | spray park for Shissler Rec | King of Jeans signage | Assumption sold for $1.12m | Bike fun fading
KieranTimberlake’s design for an addition to the historic Rodeph Shalom building on North Broad leaves Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron unimpressed. She writes, “The designers, unfortunately, have concentrated so much energy…
PA's historic preservation tax credit still won't save Divine Lorraine
Last week I whipped out the calculator and explained why Pennsylvania's new tax credit for historic rehabilitations will work better for small buildings, not large ones, and gently poked at…
Poll: A casino on Callowhill?
Since the license for a Foxwoods casino is officially dead, we've been wondering where a second casino might go in Philly, if at all. City Council President Darrell Clarke's pro-casino…
Is City maneuvering on Divine Lorraine with violations?
The folks over at the Hidden City Daily posted a photo of a Department of Licenses and Inspections orage Notice of Violation pasted on the Divine Lorraine because the "Entire Building"…
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…
Girard and 9th project calls for supermarket, retail
A plan for a supermarket and retail shopping plaza on Girard Avenue at N. 9th Street received some needed approvals from the city planning commission this week.But some commissioners are…
