Tag: Eastwick
‘How can I pay for this?’ Eastwick residents struggle to fix Isaias damage without federal aid
The city is not eligible for federal aid until the state declares Eastwick a disaster area.
4 years ago
Isaias emergency: Eastwick residents call for city, state aid after ‘devastating’ flooding
The low-lying community built alongside a toxic landfill has dealt with floods for decades and residents are used to fighting for protection.
4 years ago
How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil
Eighteen years after the EPA found hazardous materials in Eastwick’s soil, neighbors are cautiously optimistic about the future.
5 years ago
Listen 5:37Philadelphia seeks to heal old Eastwick wound with a ‘village in the city’
Philadelphia’s ‘road map’ for Eastwick development moves a process 60 years in the making forward.
6 years ago
City to survey land in flood-prone Eastwick before soliciting developer bids
The vacant land in question sits in a 100-year-floodplain.
6 years ago