Tag: Fishtown
Despite loud opposition, business improvement districts for Fishtown, South Philly advance
Business owners in Fishtown and South Philadelphia could soon be paying an assessment for new services.
5 years ago
City opens new Fishtown play area — the first funded by Philly’s soda tax
Mayor Jim Kenney cut the ribbon Tuesday on the first completed project of his sugary beverage tax-funded Rebuild initiative: a restored Fishtown Recreation Center.
5 years ago
Old fish, new fish: Tracing the history of Fishtown’s most ubiquitous sign
The popular fish address sign is a potent symbol with different meanings for different people in the fast-changing Philadelphia neighborhood.
6 years ago
First glimpse of contemporary art museum coming to Fishtown
Blueprints show a new tower rising on an empty lot next to existing warehouse buildings. Plans show retail, an outdoor cafe, and a bar or restaurant space.
6 years ago
Billionaire planning contemporary art museum in Fishtown warehouse
A series of Frankford Avenue warehouses are slated to become a permanent home for the West Collection, a 3,100-piece cache of contemporary art.
6 years ago
Fishtown building collapse inspires construction enforcement bill
A building collapse last week in Fishtown and another recent collapse in Germantown has inspired City Council to finance a crackdown on unsafe construction contractors.
6 years ago
Fishtown’s St. Laurentius church cleared for redevelopment
A judge’s ruling on Tuesday paves the way for a long-contested redevelopment of St. Laurentius, a crumbling Catholic church in Philadelphia’s growing Fishtown neighborhood.
6 years ago
Fishtown developer proposes fence; gives neighbors the ‘middle finger’
A 95-unit apartment building is coming to a blighted Fishtown lot near the Berks elevated train stop.
6 years ago
In renters’ market, Philly landlords cut prices and offer enticements to woo tenants
With lots of new apartments under constructions, Philly landlords say they're showing apartments many more times than usual to find new tenants.
7 years ago
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