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Residents in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood have spoken out about plans to expand the use of a treatment facility at 2100 Girard Ave.
Politics & Policy

Debate over Fairmount treatment center draws unhappy neighbors to City Council hearing

The hearing centered on a bill that would prevent the city from entering into a lease on a Fairmount building that residents don’t want being used as a treatment facility.

1 year ago

An image shows people's portraits around a rowhome.
Community

Victims honored with tombstone 1 year after deadly Fairmont fire

One year after a fire in the city’s Fairmont section killed 12 people, including nine children, a large headstone was unveiled to family members.

3 years ago

Family members of 12 people killed in a rowhouse fire asked for privacy to grieve outside the children’s school, Bache-Martin Elementary, on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

‘A matter of life and death’: Fairmount house that caught fire lacked safety fixes found in newer PHA properties

Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said the deadly fire that engulfed a PHA apartment highlights the need for investment in public housing.

4 years ago

Police confer at the scene of a fire on North 23rd Street
Community

‘I feel broken’: 8 children among 12 people killed in Fairmount rowhouse fire

City property records indicate the Philadelphia Housing Authority owns the single-family home, which had been converted into two apartments.

4 years ago

A Google Streetview image of 2601 Poplar St. (Google/WHYY)
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108 apartments coming to vacant Poplar St. lot and neighbors aren’t happy

The owner of a popular Fairmount cafe and artisanal market has gotten permits to build a 55-foot-tall apartment complex on a vacant Poplar Street lot.

6 years ago

Revelers (from left) Francesca Negron, Ann Patricia, and Katherine Patterson, wear period costumes for the final Bastille Day performance on July 14, 2018. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Fraternité! Bastille Day to rise again in Fairmount

The French holiday spurred a beloved farce at historic Eastern State Penitentiary that ended last year. Now, local businesses are picking up the torch.

6 years ago

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Art Commission OKs art installation behind the Art Museum and considers concepts for Live! Casino’s public art

8 years ago

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Plan to install replicas of early Water Works sculptures approved by Art Commission

8 years ago

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NFL Draft turns Parkway into privatized ‘brandscape’ and backdrop

8 years ago

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SEPTA previews new bus route to link University City with Brewerytown, Fairmount and Grays Ferry

8 years ago

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Art Commission supports Don Quixote pedestrian plaza, library art, but not PPA lot billboard

9 years ago

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Art Commission approves Richard Serra sculpture for Parkway, redesign ahead for Holocaust Memorial

9 years ago

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Sections of MLK Drive, Schuylkill River Trail to close for retaining wall rebuild

9 years ago

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Girls’ Rowing Club launches campaign to shore up its historic home

9 years ago

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Drink Tap: Public water kiosks help Philly hydrate on Schuylkill River Trail

9 years ago

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