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YouthBuild Philadelphia begins green renovation of two Nicetown homes
Just months after overhauling a dilapidated Germantown house and turning it into a LEED Platinum home, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School students…
1940s Paul Cret pachyderm house now home to children's zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has a new, old attraction. In one of the zoo’s largest undertakings to date, the 1940s era Paul…
May 11-18: Love Your Park Week returns
Love Your Park Week kicks off Saturday as Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invite residents and park…
North Philly warehouse now home to new Philly Good Food Lab
Drive along East Erie Ave, and you might ask yourself, how can the city fill its big, old blocky factory buildings…
South Philly Food Co-Op passes 400 member mark, starts location search
The South Philly Food Co-op (SPFC) is ready to unleash its real estate committee and begin the search for a permanent…
Barnes Foundation partners with Fairmount Arts Crawl, hosts local artist
The Fairmount Arts Crawl is back and, thanks in part to the Barnes Foundation, this year’s event is even bigger. …
Philly's green leaders talk tech innovation
What do the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Water Department have in common? They are both using technology…
City makes progress toward Sturgis Playground and Recreation Center renovation
Less than a month after Councilwoman Marion Tasco publicly accused the Nutter Administration of delaying her project to expand Sturgis Playground…
Rivera Rec raising funds for intergenerational garden, orchard
The Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Urban Agriculture Program has about a week left to raise $400 and reach its $2,163…
Philly Tech Week's plannerly side
City planners, preservationists, zoners and other PlanPhilly readers are in luck next week, as the annual Philly Tech Week is set…
Philly Spring Cleanup preview: Painting, river work, Chinatown street sweep, playgrounds and more
The warm weather is here just in time to get everyone outside for the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day.…
Suburban Station: Nation's first train station virtual library
What is believed to be the nation’s first virtual library in a train station opened at Suburban Station this morning thanks…
April is for walkers
Happy first day of April, Streeters! If you've been feeling cooped up the past few months, several Philly groups have events…
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…
"No Bicycle Parking" seeks personal stories behind stolen bikes
For two days this week, the Painted Bride Art Center is hosting artist Raphael Xavier’s “No Bicycle Parking” photo exhibit, for…
Soak It Up! finalists find stormwater solutions
Ease the flow of stormwater runoff, boost the flow of innovative stormwater solutions – that’s been the goal of Infill Philadelphia:…
Only 10 percent of Philadelphians walk or bike to work
As part of its ever-expanding social media outreach efforts, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities (MOTU) released the last of…
Green wall livens up 30th Street Station construction site
The estimated 1,000 people per hour who walk through The Porch at 30th Street Station will now pass a wall of…
Greater Art Museum Area businesses form new alliance
To address the growing business needs of Francisville, Spring Garden, Brewerytown and Fairmount while preserving the four neighborhoods’ unique identities, the…
Civics support proposed Fairmount Ave bike lanes
A snowstorm postponed one vote, poor attendance another and a mail-in vote a third, but after approximately two months of public…
