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Rail Park announces June 14 opening, new executive director
- Thursday, May 10, 2018
- By Diana Lu
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Philadelphia's hotly anticipated, High Line-esque Rail Park will open to the public on June 14 with a new leader and freshly installed benches for summertime people watching. The June 14 opening will…
On the Delaware River waterfront, summer starts Friday
- Thursday, May 10, 2018
- By Evan Bowen-Gaddy
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Scientists say summer doesn’t technically start until late June, but in Philadelphia, if you take a walk along the waterfront, it starts this weekend. For the first time since the Delaware…
City budget hearings come to end with no consensus on who deserves a tax break
- Wednesday, May 9, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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City Councilmembers raised difficult questions about tax breaks for developers at a time when costs are rising for residents at a Department of Revenue hearing on Tuesday, the last in a…
Neighbors oppose plan to replace Christian Street Baptist Church with $800k townhouses
- Wednesday, May 9, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Residents of Bella Vista love the narrow little side streets that wind through the neighborhood, offering shelter from the buzz of heavy automobile traffic and providing community space for the cozy…
Domb: City must step up collections on out-of-town tax delinquents
- Wednesday, May 9, 2018
- By Diana Lu
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Before we ask Philadelphia residents to pay more in taxes and fees, let's collect from delinquent property owners who are shirking their bills from out of town, argued Councilman Allan Domb…
For Maria evacuees, a stable address is the first step out of crisis
- Wednesday, May 9, 2018
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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The Chaparro Crespo family have been through a lot in the past seven months. Hurricane Maria left their town of San Sebastian, located in Puerto Rico's northwest region, without power and…
Philly's 'unpredictable' property tax assessments threatening new development, biz groups say
- Tuesday, May 8, 2018
- By Ryan Briggs
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It’s no secret that successive rounds of property tax reassessments in Philadelphia are giving homeowners agita. But unpredictable reassessments may also be quietly eroding the viability of future development projects.…
Dave Perri's controversial solution to Philly's housing crisis
- Tuesday, May 8, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Licenses and Inspections Commissioner Dave Perri wants to radically rewrite Philadelphia’s zoning code to make room for smaller, more inexpensive housing units. Specifically, he wants to allow more rooming or boarding…
SEPTA considering an end to transfer fees as part of bus system overhaul
- Monday, May 7, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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Your standard SEPTA bus comfortably seats 40 passengers, with standing room for many more. The typical 150 bus carries less than four. The direct line between the Plymouth Meeting Mall and…
Northeast Philly kosher bakery returns to its roots in South Philly
- Monday, May 7, 2018
- By Diana Lu
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“If you see knishes anywhere in Philadelphia, they’re made by us.” After more than four decades in Northeast Philly, the beloved Lipkin's Bakery returns to its original stomping grounds in South…
From LOVE Park to Graffiti Pier, we are losing the iconic public spaces that make us Philly
- Saturday, May 5, 2018
- By Conrad Benner
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Public spaces are the glue that keeps a city connected. It's the streets, squares, and parks that work to bring us together and build community. Good public spaces make living in…
Phillies bringing new anti-terror architecture to Citizens Bank Park
- Friday, May 4, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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The Phillies are going on the defensive. At least when it comes to the architecture of its South Philadelphia ballpark. By this time next year, a hedge of waist-high metal pillars…
Philly Free Streets offers opportunity to explore traffic-free North Broad
- Friday, May 4, 2018
- By Evan Bowen-Gaddy
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During last year’s Philly Free Streets event, Mayor Jim Kenney said, there wasn’t much elbow room on Fifth Street’s narrow corridor. This year, he thought a bit more broadly. The next…
A neighborhood walk that's healthy for you — and the city, too.
- Friday, May 4, 2018
- By Diana Lu
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"Walking Philadelphia like this is an act of civic empathy and public power." Ashley Hahn, in an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer, shared how walking with fellow passionate Philadelphians can be…
City seizing blighted Germantown complex owned by nightmare landlord
- Thursday, May 3, 2018
- By Aaron Moselle
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The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is one step closer to seizing – and potentially redeveloping – a few dozen blighted properties once controlled by a powerful, now-defunct social service and housing nonprofit…
After Philly Starbucks arrest, what does it mean to be black in a ‘white space’?
- Thursday, May 3, 2018
- By Aaron Moselle
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Abdul-Aliy Muhammad grabs a seat on a low-slung wall inside Rittenhouse Square. It's a bit chilly but there are still plenty of people sitting on benches. Having a snack. Reading a…
As some neighbors fight Temple's move into residential North Philly, others just want to know more
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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The change happens suddenly on the walk north along 13th Street towards Temple University, Without much warning, you’ve landed in the middle of a dense, busy and somehow stressful environment. There’s…
Design approved for Rittenhouse Square's final tower
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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After three years of planning, Philly’s official design critics have given a go to the 48-story tower slated to fill the last vacant spot overlooking Rittenhouse Square. The Southern Land Company,…
ACLU sues SEPTA, claiming ad policy violates First Amendment
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018
- By Jim Saksa
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If you ride SEPTA, you’ve seen a few ads. A bus wrapped in a Pat’s advertisement is like billboard on wheels for greasy, 3 a.m. cheesesteak glory. Posters on the subway…
With nation's first city-owned mussel hatchery, Philly employing bivalves in battle to improve water quality
- Tuesday, May 1, 2018
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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Freshwater mussels function as nature’s water treatment plants. Each animal can filter up to 600 gallons of water per month. And when working together, they can dramatically clean the water of…
