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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…
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.…
Five years later, 40th Street Bridge opens
Five years after the 40th Street Bridge connecting West Philadelphia’s Mantua and Parkside neighborhoods closed, it is back and better than…
July 13-15: 2nd Friday on Lancaster Ave | Moonlight Movies | spooky Secret Cinema | Wissahickon hike | Bastille Day
Ornate Lancaster Avenue | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr GroupSecond Friday on Lancaster Avenue Friday, July 13, 5-8pm.…
Make Your Mark: Draft of Lower Lancaster Revitalization Plan Released
The yearlong, collaborative “Make Your Mark” neighborhood planning process is nearing completion, and People’s Emergency Center, the organization driving the…
Green Block Build Coalition Brings Extreme Home Makeovers to Mantua
Community partners and an estimated 300 to 400 volunteers have come together to offer extreme home makeovers to 20 low-income homeowners…
Sustainable Design Competition to Rethink Rec Centers
The Delaware Valley Green Building Council has a sustainable design challenge for young professionals and students: How can Philadelphia’s rec centers…
Mantua: Multimedia Mural Project Addresses Homelessness Among Children
By Christine Fisher & Kara Savidge, for Philadelphia Neighborhoods When Jane Golden, the executive director of the Mural Arts Program, received…
Looking West: UPenn gets green energy program, Drexel's John Fry and bio-wall, Immigration office to West Philly
It's a crisp fall morning, and today promises nice weather for Occupy Philly's demonstrations outside City Hall, the unveiling of…
Mantua: Jannie's Place Aims to Assist Homeless Women and Children
by Kara Savidge for Philadelphia Neighborhoods What once existed as an indication of neglect, a vacant lot at 617 N. 40th…
Parkside: Bridge Reconstruction Begins; Neighborhood Hopes for Revitalization
by Kara Savidge for Philadelphia Neighborhoods Ten, 15, 20 -- the exact number of years since they could drive across the…
