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Hidden City Festival turns former water plant turned aquarium turned pool into "Bibotorium"
Nearly two hundred years after Philadelphia became the first American city to build a municipal water system, a long abandoned portion…
YouthBuild Philadelphia begins green renovation of two Nicetown homes
Just months after overhauling a dilapidated Germantown house and turning it into a LEED Platinum home, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School students…
1940s Paul Cret pachyderm house now home to children's zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has a new, old attraction. In one of the zoo’s largest undertakings to date, the 1940s era Paul…
May 11-18: Love Your Park Week returns
Love Your Park Week kicks off Saturday as Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invite residents and park…
Philly's green leaders talk tech innovation
What do the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Water Department have in common? They are both using technology…
Rivera Rec raising funds for intergenerational garden, orchard
The Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Urban Agriculture Program has about a week left to raise $400 and reach its $2,163…
Seeds sown for South Philly High's big green ambitions
Imagine a school building topped with a huge rooftop farm and a solar array, kitchen gardens outside of the culinary classroom,…
Philly Spring Cleanup preview: Painting, river work, Chinatown street sweep, playgrounds and more
The warm weather is here just in time to get everyone outside for the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day.…
Love Note: Eric Dolaway fell for the Boxers' Trail in Fairmount Park
Today Eyes on the Street brings another installation in our Philly Love Notes collaboration with a tale of discovery, exploration, and appreciation…
Soak It Up! finalists find stormwater solutions
Ease the flow of stormwater runoff, boost the flow of innovative stormwater solutions – that’s been the goal of Infill Philadelphia:…
Trash task force fights Tacony Creek litter
In streams across the country, environmental stewards have made significant improvements in reducing waste water and chemical and industrial pollution, but…
TreePhilly returns with springtime yard tree giveaways
Is your yard missing something? Maybe a nice dogwood or redbud tree? It's not too early to think about the spring…
New Zoning Code's Growing Pains [updated]
UPDATED: 1/23/13, 12:30pm: On January 24, City Council was set to consider changes to the new zoning code that would restrict…
Councilman O'Neill's amendments hit community gardens
Less than six months after the City's new zoning code went into effect, giving community and market gardens a defined space…
Treecycling starts this weekend
If your holiday greens have turned crispy and it's time to un-deck the halls, don't just toss out your Christmas tree…
City bids more than expected on St. Bernard Community Garden
In an edge-of-your-seat bidding process, the City successfully bid on 1010 S. Saint Bernard St., home of the Saint Bernard Community…
Philly Painting critique | Mobilizing against Church of the Assumption demo | North Central gets parking minimums | RBA to design Spring Garden Connector | City seed savers
Good morning, Streeters. Here's your Friday am Buzz: Dutch artists Haas & Hahn have finished painting a nearly-contiguous, color-block mural across…
Council debates commercial zoning changes, moves to alter community voice in zoning | Graffiti and youth engagement in Frankford | rethinking parking permits | Neighborhood Foods competes
William Penn Statue Taking a Walk, Flibert St. Skybridge | Theresa Stigale, Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupGood morning, Streeters.…
December 3-7: 'Top Hat' | Alex Prud’homme | Andrew Sharp and Nathaniel Popkin at DAG | 'Envisioning Home: The Jean King and Richard Baron Story' | Philly Photo Day Exhibit
Water resources and stream buffers are on this week's agenda | Lower Schuylkill View | EOTS Flickr GroupArchitecture in Film:…
