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Speaking for the Saucer
Community Contributor Libbie Hawes, a preservationist and steering committee member of the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance, makes the…
LOVE Park's enduring magnetism
Community Contributor Bob Bruhin sees LOVE Park as Philly's funky common ground - a perspective he's especially come to appreciate photographing…
Commuter Tunnel at 30: Legacy and Potential
Community Contributors Richard Voith and Peter Angelides of Econsult Solutions consider the legacy of the Commuter Rail Tunnel, which turned 30…
Build new LOVE upon old strengths
Think of classic Philly views and your mind will likely leap to that mile-long vista from Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture down…
Ideas for the new LOVE Park
I spent much of Wednesday in LOVE Park while staffers from PennPraxis, Parks and Rec, and Fairmount Park Conservancy collected ideas…
Dilworth reopens refined: solid, smooth, and splashy
I recently heard an architect describe the old Dilworth Plaza as optimistic. Vincent Kling’s design, he said, was perhaps overly charitable…
Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk preview
The new Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk isn’t fancy, but it’s the sort of urban gesture that changes your view of a city.…
Pop-up lessons in adaptation and magic
Philly has taken the pop-up bait hook, line and sinker. Or maybe hammock, lantern, and shipping container. We’re hopelessly into these…
Spotted: 10 Dilworth Details
Last week I hopped on an AIA-organized hardhat tour of the construction site that will soon be known as Dilworth Park,…
Volunteer: Help Schuylkill Banks clean up flood damage
During last week’s rains the Schuylkill River saw intense flooding, washing out flood-prone neighborhoods and submerging the Schuylkill River Trail and…
Janet Echelman sheds light on Dilworth Plaza "dry mist" fountain
If City Hall is the heart of the city - the pump through which the Broad and Market street arteries flow…
Fitler Square refreshed
“They’re back and they’re beautiful,” said Cecil Smith, enjoying his first spring morning in Fitler Square, sitting on one of the…
Visible progress at Dilworth Plaza
If you’ve passed City Hall recently, you may have noticed a stark white frame popping out of the gray, snow-and-grit-covered Dilworth…
Hardship hearing for Boyd Theatre next week, consultants say reuse requires subsidy
Is there a financial hardship that prevents the reuse of the Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia’s last movie palace? That's the question that…
Foster + Partners, Comcast, Liberty Property Trust adding new tower to Philly skyline
Comcast is adding to Philly’s skyline once again. Today Comcast and Liberty Property Trust announced they will develop a major new…
Artsy bike racks coming to Center City in summer
Imagine locking your bike to a cloud, or parking it amid huge blades of grass. That might be possible when new…
Treecycle: How to get rid of last year's Christmas tree
Ready to start the New Year fresh? Before you toss out that 2013 Christmas tree, know that the Streets Department does…
Happy 2014 from the middle of Broad Street
Happy New Year to all! Here's the view from the middle of Broad Street yesterday as string bands like Hegeman performed,…
New "downtown" definition shows where Philly ranks
Philadelphians are familiar with the term Center City and most will agree on its definition, but Center City is not in…
Take Center City District's annual survey
It's time once again to let Center City District know just what you think of their work to make Philadelphia's core…
