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April 11: Pennrose wins Chinatown bid | NFL waste management | PHL economic impact
- Tuesday, April 11, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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The Redevelopment Authority has selected the Pennrose-led proposal to redevelop the city-owned 3.2-acre lot at 8th and Vine Streets in Chinatown, Jacob Adelman reports. PRA executive director Gregory Heller explains…
What would Trump’s budget mean for Philadelphia transit?
- Monday, April 10, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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If Congress adopts President Donald J. Trump’s budget proposals, not much would change in Philadelphia, transportation-wise. And that’s a problem, the region’s boosters say. SEPTA is considering two major service expansions—extending…
April 10: PA minimum wage | Naturally Resilient Communities | Aparkalypse now
- Monday, April 10, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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Governor Wolf wants to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 to $12. A new report from the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) examines the implications of such a wage hike—including an estimated…
Tacony sex-positive community center will proceed without zoning relief
- Friday, April 7, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 4815 Longshore Ave, Philadelphia PA
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On Wednesday the sex-positive community center proposed for the Tacony Music Hall was slated to go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). Instead it asked for a continuance, pushing the…
SEPTA resists petition to end transfer fees
- Friday, April 7, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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With SEPTA Key’s long-anticipated arrival on the region’s buses, subways and trolleys finally here, some riders think it’s time for SEPTA to update another part of its fare system: transfers. 5th…
April 7: CA cap-and-trade holds | Uber pays $3.5M to PA | Conrail and Kenney admin feud over heroin camp
- Friday, April 7, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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A California appeals court has voted to uphold the state’s cap-and-trade program designed to fight global warming, preserving the only program of its kind in the country. The California Chamber…
Councilwoman Parker wants developers to provide more project information
- Friday, April 7, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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At Thursday’s City Council session, Ninth District Councilwoman Cherelle Parker introduced legislation that would require some developers to post a “Project Information Form” about their projects on a city website, as…
Council pulls plug on Philadelphia’s electric vehicle program in rare contested vote
- Thursday, April 6, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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In an 11 to 6 vote, City Council suspended a program that allowed electric vehicle (EV) owners create EV-only parking spots in front of the curbside electrical outlets used to recharge…
April 6: Chamber sues city over wage law | EV parking bill | Immigrants fear ICE more than crime
- Thursday, April 6, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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Art Commission greenlights design for Discovery Center in Strawberry Mansion
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Max Marin
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On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Art Commission glowingly approved designs for the 14,000-square-foot Discovery Center at the East Park Reservoir, a long-anticipated project that seeks to provide public access to a unique…
Imagining a better Mifflin Square through memories and a cardboard model
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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- Mifflin Square, Philadelphia PA
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On a recent Wednesday morning, 10 adults sat around a big table at John H. Taggart Elementary School library, in South Philadelphia. They were using colored paper, pieces of cloth, little…
St. Mary's Manayunk redevelopment and South Kensington project asked back to Civic Design Review
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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There never was a Civic Design Review (CDR) meeting that passed without strife, but April’s Tuesday meeting was especially contentious. Two multi-family projects, one on Germantown Avenue in South Kensington and…
April 5: Soda tax back in court | DRPA inspector general vacancy | Pittsburgh's lead water wars
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s key policy, the sweetened beverage tax, goes back to court today against the American Beverage Association’s claims that the levy is unconstitutional. NewsWorks’ Bobby Allyn covers both sides…
For Philly’s Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees, Trump policies spark memories and mixed reactions
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart & Katie Colaneri
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Decades ago thousands of Southeast Asian refugees fled violent conflict and many resettled in Philadelphia, finding home in rowhouses and rebuilding old commercial strips. Then, as now, the American public was…
City will replace delineator posts on Walnut Street Bridge bike lane
- Tuesday, April 4, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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- Walnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia PA
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Like a phoenix from its ashes — or perhaps some lego towers from a toy chest — the delineator posts buffering the bike lane on the Walnut Street Bridge shall rise…
April 4: Target joins Yards | Wolf: no jobs, no tax break | SEPTA police body cameras
- Tuesday, April 4, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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Target will be joining Yards Brewing Co. and the Philadelphia Department of Records and Archives at the former Destination Maternity headquarters at Fifth and Spring Garden Streets, Jacob Adelman reports. This…
Extra height proposed for Edward Corner building in hardship appeal
- Monday, April 3, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 1100 N. Delaware Ave, Philadelphia PA
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On Monday, the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Committee on Financial Hardship ruled in favor of Core Realty’s plea that they would need to alter the Edward Corner building in order to save…
Limbo for St. Laurentius as contentious residential plan faces lengthy appeal
- Monday, April 3, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- Memphis and Berks streets, Philadelphia PA
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Leo Voloshin sounds tired. You can hear it in the Fishtown developer’s voice, as he explains why the fate of St. Laurentius is still up in the air. It’s been more…
April 3: Businesses of the El | Civic infrastructure | Where's the next Jewelers' Row?
- Monday, April 3, 2017
- By Diana Lu
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In a continuing series on the Philadelphia’s ‘greatest single people-mover,’ the Inquirer's Jason Laughlin highlights seven businesses along the Market-Frankford Line and the people whose livelihoods are tied to the El.…
MOVE and memory: What is an appropriate monument for 6200 Osage Avenue?
- Monday, April 3, 2017
- By Will Herzog
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- 6200 Osage Ave, Philadelphia PA
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How should the blocks hit by the MOVE bombing and a failed redevelopment effort reflect that past? On Friday, WHYY’s Dave Davies reported that 6th graders successfully applied for a state…
