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AVI’s Harrisburg hurdles | Barnes and civic identity | budget deadlines | lost South Philly | finding parks funding | protecting urban gardens

AVI’s Harrisburg hurdles | Barnes and civic identity | budget deadlines | lost South Philly | finding parks funding | protecting urban gardens
  • Sen. Farnese wants AVI to be revenue-neutral, not tied to schools
  • The Barnes: A grand civic moment
  • Philly’s fiscal year begins 7/1: Can the city meet its budget deadline?
  • 20 South Philly places that are gone, but not forgotten
  • Old urban gardens unprotected in the city’s vacant property approach
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    May 18-20: Festivals, LOVE Your Parks, House Tours

    May 18-20: Festivals, LOVE Your Parks, House Tours

    This weekend is jam-packed with events, including house tours to festivals and park celebrations.

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    LGBT senior housing supported at Council | Buck owners enter tax payment agreement | homeless census | life as a ‘body man’ | surface parking woe | Sixers soul

    LGBT senior housing supported at Council | Buck owners enter tax payment agreement | homeless census | life as a ‘body man’ | surface parking woe | Sixers soul
  • William Way Senior Housing gets support at Council
  • Buck Factory owners enter into payment agreement for back taxes
  • 583 counted in homeless census
  • Life as body man
  • Surface parking sucks urban life
  • Sixers Soul
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    Barnes Materials: extraordinary textures

    Barnes Materials: extraordinary textures

    I took a spin through the new Barnes yesterday, taking a close look at the extraordinary materials and finishes that adorn Tod Williams and Billie Tsien’s design. Here’s what I saw. [slideshow]

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    St. Peter’s Church roof at risk of collapse

    St. Peter’s Church roof at risk of collapse

    St. Peter’s Church sanctuary is in danger of collapse due to unstable roof trusses.

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    Chinatown bike lane to go sharrow, meetings 5/22 and 5/23

    Chinatown bike lane to go sharrow, meetings 5/22 and 5/23

    The 10th Street bike lane will likely be removed through Chinatown. In its stead, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities says a sharrow will be used from Vine to Filbert.

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    Norris Square rezoning moves forward | Philly’s white population up | Waterfront zoning overlay issues | Northwood’s new Town Watch

    Norris Square rezoning moves forward | Philly’s white population up | Waterfront zoning overlay issues | Northwood’s new Town Watch
  • Norris Square rezoning moving forward
  • Philly’s white population on the rise
  • Concerns remain about draft waterfront zoning overlay, clock is running down
  • Northwood gets Town Watch
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    Art Festival Will Line Schuylkill River Bank with Art

    Art Festival Will Line Schuylkill River Bank with Art

    Art in the Open (AiO), a three-day festival, will line the banks of the Schuylkill River with art and family activities this weekend, May 18 – 20.

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    Bike to Work Day and I Bike PHL Challenge

    Bike to Work Day and I Bike PHL Challenge

    Bike the city this summer as part of the I Bike PHL Challenge and celebrate Bike to Work Day on May 18.

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    Vacant industrial puzzles | Hunting Park honored | beautiful Boyd | clearing wrongful L&I violations | Marina View redo

    Vacant industrial puzzles | Hunting Park honored | beautiful Boyd | clearing wrongful L&I violations | Marina View redo
  • Abandoned industrial properties as keys and roadblocks to revitalization
  • Hunting Park honored by City Parks Alliance
  • Inside the Boyd: Still Deco and dreamy
  • Untangling mistaken L&I violations
  • Re-do Marina View Towers
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