Weekly Press: Like Detroit, paint the town orange

In Detroit, city advocacy groups paint forgotten and potentially dangerous abandoned houses a bright coat of orange to attract city officials’ attention. Contributing Editor Thom Nickels considers the same for the abandoned houses throughout Philadelphia and on his block in Fishtown.

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