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NFL Draft turns Parkway into privatized 'brandscape' and backdrop
By now you've heard about or experienced the inconvenient road closures around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway thanks to the NFL Draft.…
Have a say in The Woodlands' future
How do you balance the sensitivity required to operate an active cemetery, with the need to preserve and share the rich…
Events you'll love this LOVE Your Park Week
Philly's annual celebration of the city's unique, 10,200-acre park system is back this year with eight days of service projects, events,…
TEDxPhiladelphia: The new classroom of the world
PlanPhilly is a partner for this year's TEDxPhiladelphia event, and we're sharing ways we think Philly is becoming a "New Workshop…
Neighbors clean newly secured East Mount Airy parkland
Just before the first snowfall of the season, volunteers gathered in East Mount Airy to clean six acres of former farm…
Waterfront Winterfest brings ice rink, lodge, shopping, dining and more to Penn's Landing
The Waterfront Winterfest at Penn's Landing, opening Nov. 29, had me at "homemade Thanksgiving leftover 'Hot Pockets'" and "caramelized pumpkin…
Food trucks parked at The Porch through December
With the days feeling shorter, a mid-day outdoor lunch break might be just the thing sun-starved 9-to-5'ers need, even despite our…
Parks and Rec unveils new Amos Playground equipment
In a neighborhood where discussion usually centers around the student housing boom, Philadelphia Parks and Rec and City Council President Darrell…
Renovations planned for Mantua playground
By the summer of 2015, the corner of 37th and Mount Vernon streets in Mantua will have a revamped and greened…
Center City District adds, updates bus stop maps
For years Center City District has made attempts to improve wayfinding and directional signage throughout its territory. Most recently the organization…
Schuylkill Banks offers adopt-a-bench program
Last week Schuylkill Banks flipped the switch and turned on the newly revamped enhancement lighting on four Schuylkill River Bridges. With…
Flashy new lights illuminate four Schuylkill River Bridges
Last night Schuylkill Banks and friends "threw the switch" and and lit the new, enhanced lighting on four Schuylkill River Bridges…
City unveils a spruced up Francisville Playground
Nestled in the zigzagging streets of Francisville is the bright, colorful and recently revamped Franscisville Playground – a playground that has…
Mural Arts celebrates Mural Month, 30th Anniversary
This October marks the beginning of a double feature for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. On Oct. 1 Mural…
Photos from Philly's sixth annual Park(ing) Day
Eyes on the Street pounded the pavement Friday to see as many of the Park(ing) Day installations as possible. We started…
Looped In brings "social seating" to University City
If you've passed through The Porch at 30th Street Station recently, you may have noticed some funky looking seating structures that…
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association creates litter report form
Like many Philadelphia neighborhoods, Northern Liberties has always had to work to control its litter problem. In the past few years,…
City's newest sprayground opens at Shot Tower Rec Center
Like a sweet reward for getting through last week’s brutal heat wave, the city’s newest sprayground opened Saturday at the Shot…
Shissler Rec Center opens new sprayground
Shissler Rec Center opened its new "sprayground" Thursday and the preschool students who graduated just before the fountains turned on, along…
City makes progress toward Sturgis Playground and Recreation Center renovation
Less than a month after Councilwoman Marion Tasco publicly accused the Nutter Administration of delaying her project to expand Sturgis Playground…
