Telling Philadelphia’s story, North Central NID argued and amended, Nicetown Court, no Healing Way in Holmesburg, Olney’s Schwarzwald Inn, budget hearings begin

Telling Philadelphia’s story, North Central NID argued and amended, Nicetown Court, no Healing Way in Holmesburg, Olney’s Schwarzwald Inn, budget hearings begin
  • Calling all Philadelphia stories
  • 17 amendments and hours of testimony on North Central NID
  • Nicetown Court another sign of reinvestment
  • No-go for Holmesburg methadone clinic
  • Olney’s old Schwarzwald Inn is on the market
  • Budget hearing #1: tonight at St John’s AME [pdf]
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    Manayunk Bridge turns viaduct park, Zoning reform moves, Peale portrait sells and his early gallery, Christmas Village moves

    Manayunk Bridge turns viaduct park, Zoning reform moves, Peale portrait sells and his early gallery, Christmas Village moves
  • Manayunk Bridge becoming linear park
  • City Council votes to send zoning reform recommendations back to commission for retooling
  • Peale portrait sold from History Museum to Art Museum
  • Pondering the Long Room, upstairs at Independence Hall
  • Christmas Village will be in LOVE Park, not Dilworth Plaza
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    October 14-16: Harvest Fest, Orchard Planting, Blocktoberfest, Community Arts Fest, Philadelphia Stories, Laurel Hill’s Sordid Side

    October 14-16: Harvest Fest, Orchard Planting, Blocktoberfest, Community Arts Fest, Philadelphia Stories, Laurel Hill’s Sordid Side
  • Harvest Festival at Reading Terminal Market
  • Philly Orchard Project Planting at Pepper Middle School
  • Blocktoberfest on South Street
  • Community Arts Festival (CAFe) in Kensington
  • Philadelphia Stories for the Philadelphia History Museum
  • Sinners, Scandals and Suicides Tour at Laurel Hill Cemetery
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