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Small-scale development company wins Preservation Alliance awards

Small-scale development company wins Preservation Alliance awards

When Power House Development started work at 1824 Diamond St. the company did not know the property was part of the Diamond Street Historic District. The careful infill project earned Power House one of its two Preservation Achievement Awards this year.

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Kimmel Center reno | Philly’s bandit sign crusader | spared Sheppard and Stanton could move | Foxwoods dead | PMN sale announcement | property reassessment scares Council | SEPTA rethinks transfers

Kimmel Center reno | Philly’s bandit sign crusader | spared Sheppard and Stanton could move | Foxwoods dead | PMN sale announcement | property reassessment scares Council | SEPTA rethinks transfers
  • The Kimmel Center’s public space facelift
  • Meet Christopher Sawyer, bandit sign police
  • Sheppard and Stanton spared from closure, but could move
  • Foxwoods is officially dead, 2nd license to be bid
  • Philadelphia Media Network sale could come today
  • Property tax reassessment as poison pill for Council
  • SEPTA rethinks transfers under smart cards
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    Stanton and Sheppard spared from closure | public property ad balance | Philadelphia Media Network sale imminent | minority contracting failings | Franklin Square’s new addition

    Stanton and Sheppard spared from closure | public property ad balance | Philadelphia Media Network sale imminent | minority contracting failings | Franklin Square’s new addition
  • 8 public schools to close; Stanton and Sheppard spared
  • Can Philly strike the right balance in advertising on public property?
  • Philadelphia Media Network could be sold as of today
  • Are minority-contracting requirements ineffective and abused?
  • Franklin Square’s new pavilion opens
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    Costs of Corbett’s General Assistance cuts | Public School closure vote tonight | Philly decaf hub | AM traffic and trash | fake flowers and barbed wire

    Costs of Corbett’s General Assistance cuts | Public School closure vote tonight | Philly decaf hub | AM traffic and trash | fake flowers and barbed wire
  • How eliminating General Assistance funds will push recovering addicts back onto the streets and threaten recovery houses
  • Fate of 9 public schools set to close decided tonight
  • La Colombe plans America’s first decaf plant for Port Richmond
  • Trash and traffic left after garbage-hauling tractor-trailer overturned
  • Fake flowers anchored with barbed wire stolen in South Philly
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    NoLibs development picks up | Ninth National Bank a goner | Airport expansion deal | Philly’s parks are tops

    NoLibs development picks up | Ninth National Bank a goner | Airport expansion deal | Philly’s parks are tops
  • NoLibs development is heating up like its 2002
  • Ninth National Bank to be demoed favor of affordable housing
  • Airport expansion plan negotiations
  • Philly is one of the 10 best cities for parks
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    Suitors for the Divine Lorraine | PA’s high marks for green jobs | art on wheels | school closings and architectural history | bike sharing in Philly

    Suitors for the Divine Lorraine | PA’s high marks for green jobs | art on wheels | school closings and architectural history | bike sharing in Philly
  • Divine Lorraine’s three suitors
  • PA is in top five states for green jobs
  • Fleisher on wheels
  • Architectural legacy of nine schools slated for closure
  • How come Philly doesn’t have a bike share program?
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    Is City maneuvering on Divine Lorraine with violations?

    Is City maneuvering on Divine Lorraine with violations?

    The Divine Lorraine was posted with Notices of Violation yesterday. Is this part of bigger a strategy to pressure the building’s current owners to transfer the building?

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    Developer dreams on an artsy future for old school at Spring Garden and Broad

    Developer dreams on an artsy future for old school at Spring Garden and Broad

    Developer Eric Blumenfeld is buying the former Thaddeus Stevens School of Practice on Spring Garden at Broad, hoping to breathe new life into the building through arts and residential uses.

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    Neighbors rally to fight crime in Strawberry Mansion, River Wards | Seal the Divine Lorraine | OCF and Point Breeze | SEPTA cops strike | fund the Free Library

    Neighbors rally to fight crime in Strawberry Mansion, River Wards | Seal the Divine Lorraine | OCF and Point Breeze | SEPTA cops strike | fund the Free Library
  • Strawberry Mansion neighbors unite against violence and blight
  • River Wards Crime Watch forms
  • Seal the Divine Lorraine or she’ll surely burn
  • DN discovers Ori Feibush and his Point Breeze rumbles
  • Transit cops on strike
  • Support the Library that supports the city
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    Lower South and West Park plans adopted | ‘Quality of Life’ plan for Eastern North Philly accepted | Reassessment 70% done | Delilah’s closed | city seeks help with PGW sale | parsing NIDs

    Lower South and West Park plans adopted | ‘Quality of Life’ plan for Eastern North Philly accepted | Reassessment 70% done | Delilah’s closed | city seeks help with PGW sale | parsing NIDs
  • Planning Commission adopts Lower South and West Park district plans, accepts ‘Quality of Life’ plan for Eastern North Philadelphia
  • City 70% done with residential reassessment
  • Delilah’s stands closed due to bankruptcy
  • City to hire consultant to help with potential PGW sale
  • Making sense of NIDs
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