By Alan Jaffe
The proposal preserves three buildings on the site; the fourth will fall for a rehearsal space that mimics the Academy of Music stage.
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 By Patrick Kerkstra
Lea Elementary parents learned for the first time last night that the school would likely be receiving students from Charles Drew once it closes. The facilities plan released last month did not identify Lea as a receiver school.
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 By Jafred Brey
Bill No. 110845 - ushering in a new zoning code - will get a first reading Thursday morning and go up for a vote next week.
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By Patrick Kerkstra
Recommendations for District and Licenses & Inspections range from demolishing all buildings that are structurally unsound to interior and exterior inspections in order to determine potential public hazards that need to be addressed immediately.
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By Kellie Patrick Gates
Proposal displeases Northern Liberties residents, who fear bar's growth would bring more noise. Legislation, introduced by outgoing First District Councilman Frank DiCicco, benefits Finnegan's Wake owner Mike Driscoll, a Democratic Committeeman.
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 By Ashley Hahn
The 19th Street Baptist Church designed by Frank Furness and George Hewitt, is in dire shape. But the church congregation is working with preservation experts to help buy the building time, by raising money in order to make emergency repairs before winter weather sets in.
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By Ashley Hahn
EOTS Editor Ashley Hahn notes how in less than a decade, Philadelphia has experienced a planning rebirth and our city's planning culture is changing. What will we make of this new day?
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 By Kellie Patrick Gates
The security union says DRWC changed schedules to punish them, and negotiations for its first contract have stalled. DRWC says the schedule changes were routine, and it was waiting for the union to respond to a list of available dates.
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 By JoAnn Greco
The Commission's nod signals a start to Dilworth Plaza renovations. It includes three new elevators, two new fare lines with the installation of new payment technologies, structural repairs and improvements ... and more.
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By Matt Golas
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