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1940s Paul Cret pachyderm house now home to children's zoo
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:45am
- By Christine Fisher
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The Philadelphia Zoo has a new, old attraction. In one of the zoo’s largest undertakings to date, the 1940s era Paul…
Five years later, 40th Street Bridge opens
- Friday, November 30, 2012 10:33am
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Five years after the 40th Street Bridge connecting West Philadelphia’s Mantua and Parkside neighborhoods closed, it is back and better than…
Navy Yard growth | landscapes link Penn and Center City | 40th St Bridge update | Vesper closes its doors | NE water main break | hipster NoLibs
- Friday, September 21, 2012 8:19am
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The Navy Yard is about to be home to as many workers as before the shipyard closed. PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates…
Situation Vacant: Viola Street residents work to stem decline
- Friday, June 29, 2012 11:44am
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Alongside PlanPhilly’s panel discussion about the city’s vacant land strategies that took place on June 12th, Eyes on the…
Grassroots movement advocates to restore baseball tradition in West Parkside
- Friday, April 27, 2012 2:03pm
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by Connor Showalter and Jade C. McKenzie [Philadelphia Neighborhoods] In the 1930s and 1940s, baseball was played at the 44th…
Michael Yaron's career, convictions | SEPTA's budget woes | Germantown CDC builds board | Xfinity Live sneak peek | Centennial restroom rehab | Globe Dye as incubator
- Friday, March 23, 2012 9:04am
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The Daily News profiles Old City developer Michael Yaron, tracing his career trajectory from chemist to well-heeled developer, and his…
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years, Green Roofs 101, electronics recycling, heirlooms workshop
- Friday, January 13, 2012 9:49am
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Patina & Lit | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr groupZoe Strauss: 10 Years Opens Saturday, January 14.…
Parkside: Local Group Plans for Future Sustainable Development
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:49pm
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The seven LEED certified row homes built by Habitat for Humanity stand on the 4200 block of West Stiles Street. |…
Parkside: Bridge Reconstruction Begins; Neighborhood Hopes for Revitalization
- Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:09pm
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by Kara Savidge for Philadelphia Neighborhoods Ten, 15, 20 -- the exact number of years since they could drive across the…
