Plan Philly: Engaging in Urban Dialogue

3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup
Saturday, April 10

University City District and City of Philadelphia are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Philly Spring Cleanup to be held Saturday, April 10, 2010 (rain date, Saturday, April 17, 2010).

This year's cleanup, entitled "Keep Up the Sweep Up," will be the start of the City's sustained effort to eliminate and prevent litter and illegal dumping permanently. With ongoing strategies of education, enforcement, intense cleaning and beautification, the City is committed to keeping Philadelphia clean.

If you would like to sign up to participate or organize your block in University City please contact dexter@universitycity.org for more details and supplies.

Holy Family University is a fully accredited Catholic, private, co-educational, four-year university located in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia. It provides liberal arts and professional programs for more than 2,100 undergraduate students through day, evening, and summer sessions.

Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1954, the establishment of the University marked the culmination of an evolutionary cycle begun in 1934 with the opening of the Holy Family Teacher Training School. During the early years, Holy Family functioned as an affiliate of the Catholic University of America. The University achieved full accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools seven years after its founding, a status that was renewed in 1971, 1981, 1991, and 2001.

In addition to the main Torresdale campus, there are satellite locations in Newtown, two locations on Bristol Pike in Bensalem, and in South Philadelphia

Weekly Press: The opulent Met and Hidden City

Inquirer: a focus on Phila's hidden sites

 

Hidden City Philadelphia is a unique arts festival that brings Philadelphia’s best unknown historical and architectural landmarks back to life through original works of art. It runs May 30 through June 28, 2009.
 
There are many historical and architectural landmarks around Philadelphia that at one time were all important to the city’s neighborhoods, but their significance – and in some cases their existence – has been forgotten over the years, making them hidden to the people who walk, run, or drive by them every day.  Performing and visual artists have created dance, music, sculpture, video, print, and mixed media pieces inspired by the history and architecture of their selected sites to draw attention back to the important people and places forming Philadelphia.

 

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Saturday, April 4

2nd Annual Philadelphia Citywide Cleanup/MLK Day of Service

 

April 4, the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is Philadelphia's Annual Citywide Spring Cleanup and Day of Service. Last year's was the largest cleanup day in the City's history - and we want to help make this year's even bigger!

Check out http://www.phillycleanup.com/pages/Home.asp?Section=Home for more information, or contact your local CDC or neighborhood group to get involved.  Here is some contact information for some neighborhoods:

 

Northern Liberties:

In the morning neighbors can clean their own blocks or join a cleaning team to target weedy, trash-strewn lots and graffiti. In the afternoon we have spring cleaning projects planned at Liberty Lands. To get involved, contact Lara Kelly at trash@nlna.org.

 

University City:

University City District, in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park, CLIP Project and Philadelphia Department of Streets, will assist your block by providing bags, work gloves, and trash/leaf pick up.

For more information, contact Dexter Bryant at dexter@ucityphila.org or 215-243-0555 x236.

DUE TO OVERWHELMING ADVANCE RESPONSE, REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COPIES OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND FEEDBACK FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AFTER THE EVENT. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

 

This marks the next round of public input in the Kimmel Center Public Space Project, organized by PennPraxis and the Penn Project for Civic Engagement and sponsored by the Kimmel Center to develop ideas on how to further enliven the building's public spaces.

 

The Civic Feedback Session will give citizens the opportunity to view initial design concepts developed for the Kimmel public spaces and provide feedback in response to the ideas that will help enrich strengthen the work.

 

Design students from University of the Arts and University of Pennsylvania will present their ideas, all of which grew from the Design Principles developed out of the public forums held in January. The Principles will serve as the basis for the public dialogue.

 

6:00 -- registration

7:00 -- presentation in the Perelman Theater

8:00 -- discussion in Commonwealth Plaza

9:10 -- design panel in Perelman Theater

9:30 -- end

Torresdale

Nestled along the Delaware River next to Holmesburg and Bensalem Township in Bucks County. The spot where Poquessing Creek joins the Delaware River was originally selected by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme, as the site for Philadelphia. Although that did not work out, Holme acquired property there. Torresdale, along with Holmesburg to its south and Andalusia to its north, had been Philadelphia's most exquisite suburban neighborhood. Torresdale is the site of Holy Family University.

Central Delaware Waterfront Steering Committee meeting. Agenda will include consolidating the values produced in the community civic engagement sessions in December. No need for RSVP.