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March 9, 2011
Philly Office Retail, a Germantown-based real estate company, is growing its operations. On Monday, it officially opened a new office, which is located at 6825 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy. Though the company has been operating there for the last two weeks, Monday was the first time it celebrated this expansion with the community, at an open house. Philly Office Retail, which currently owns more ... More »
March 8, 2011
The owner of an early-century Chestnut Hill mansion is looking to amend its conservation easements, which permanently protect the property from development, in order to make way for a school. In February, More »
March 7, 2011
The Philadelphia Water Department says a project to remake the Venice Island Recreation Center in Manayunk, which will cost $45 million, has reached a milestone. Spokeswoman More »
March 2, 2011
The Mural Arts Program has chosen Manayunk as a "public arts district," where a large amount of works, which could include murals, light and sound More »
February 25, 2011
If nature had its way, the Manayunk Canal would eventually turn into wetlands. To keep that from happening, the city's Department of Parks Recreation will begin dredging the waterway in 2012. A... More »
February 24, 2011
Bikers, joggers and walkers, take note: Parts of the Manayunk Towpath will be closed periodically this summer. The city's Department of Parks & Recreation is More »
February 24, 2011
Sometime in the next couple weeks, Fresh Grocer on Chelten Avenue and Pulaski Street will shut its doors. The store's spokesperson, Carlie Stross, declined to say what would become of the site, except that there are More »
February 21, 2011
If your Granny from the Northwest doesn’t know how to check email, she could soon. Center in the Park, a Germantown-based senior center, has won a $50,000 grant from the city’s Commerce Department to build an Internet More »
February 21, 2011
The School Reform Commission (SRC) delayed a vote this week that would allow Green Woods Charter School to expand. According to Barry Sunshine, a Green Woods board member, the school must grow from 22... More »
February 18, 2011
This week, two mothers announced that they've secured more than $100,000 from Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.'s office in order to build a playground at Inn More »
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