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History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Londoners battle developers to save original Liberty Bell foundry

Some 20K Brits signed petitions against a proposed “bell-themed boutique hotel.”

6 years ago

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
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Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Real Estate

16 condos could replace Painted Bride, Philly’s oldest alternative art space

In advance of a court hearing, a Philadelphia developer filed permits to build residential units with parking and a roof deck on the contested site of the Painted Bride.

6 years ago

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Changing Communities
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Residents can ask for LED streetlights to fight crime — and then wait

Bright new lamps are already installed in some Philly neighborhoods, but the timeline for others is unclear.

6 years ago

Roslynn Green has been principal at Ben Franklin for 15 years. Until now, the school yard has been entirely concrete.  (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
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Architecture & Design
Kids
Neighborhoods
Outdoors

Ben Franklin Elementary gets a playground — a first for a public school in the 19120 zip code

Two thirds of Philadelphia public schools don’t have playgrounds, and until now, there were none in the 19120 zip code.

6 years ago

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Seven-year-old Aiden Devlin, pictured, died after falling between SEPTA  train cars. (NBC10)
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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

One year after a 7-year-old fell from train to his death, SEPTA to experiment with locked doors

On the heels of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, SEPTA is to test locks on train doors.

6 years ago

Greater Bible Way Temple burns from a fire in the Parkside neighborhood, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Margo Reed/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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After devastating fire, historic Parkside church hopes to save its facade and rebuild

The day after a devastating fire, congregation members swept away ash, scattered tiles, and other burnt remnants of the roof from the sidewalk.

6 years ago

Cars park on the sidewalk on Coral Street
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Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Streets & Roads

Philly’s dangerous sidewalks violate federal law protecting people with disabilities, lawsuit alleges

Philadelphia’s sidewalks are so bad that a group of people with disabilities are suing the city to get a plan for repair.

6 years ago

Philadelphia recently repaved South 11th Street, creating new parking-protected bike lanes, as seen here. (Darryl Murphy/WHYY)
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Changing Communities
Neighborhoods
Transportation

Debate over how to best make streets safer divides South Philly, one of the nation’s most biked neighborhoods

South Philadelphia has one of the nation’s highest rates of bike commuters. That fact alone can’t solve the neighborhood’s street design divide.

6 years ago

This section of Rt. 9 south of New Castle, Delaware frequently floods during heavy rains and high tides. U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware visited the area Monday to talk about a federal funding bill to improve resiliency for low lying roads. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Streets & Roads

New federal highway funding bill could help protect roads from sea level rise

A new transportation bill making its way through Congress calls for money for resiliency projects to alleviate flooding issues in states like Delaware.

6 years ago

People visit the stand of CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp) during an expo in Shanghai, China, 14 June 2018. (Imaginechina via AP Images)
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Philadelphia
Technology
Transportation

How a bill to ban Chinese train cars could hinder SEPTA’s multibillion-dollar upgrade plans

Legislation pending in Congress aims to bar U.S. public transit agencies from importing Chinese train cars due to security concerns.

6 years ago

Virginia S. Kerr creates rowhouses in 1:24 scale. (Virginia S. Kerr/litillby_v )
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Architecture & Design
Visual Arts

Meet the architect building tiny rowhouses with sushi mats and old watches

Virginia Kerr’s whole perfect gallery, with floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors and a beautiful front door, lives inside a cigar box.

6 years ago

This July 10, 2019 photo shows the refurbished Lazaretto Quarantine Station in Essington, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
History
Pennsylvania

Tiny suburban Philly township saves, transforms historic quarantine station

For Tinicum Township, renovating the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was part of a broader plan to draw visitors to the community.

6 years ago

A new bill would legalize accessory dwelling units in historic buildings, like the Benezet Street houses pictured. (Carol Franklin/Chestnut Hill Conservancy and Historical Society)
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Architecture & Design
Changing Communities
Preservation

Philadelphia moves toward legalizing granny flats in historic buildings

A measure allowing these “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) on historically designated properties won approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission.

6 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
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Philadelphia
Transportation
PlanPhilly

You can finally check SEPTA Key balance, add fare on a smartphone

Riders can open the app and press the “Key” icon on the top right corner and log in to their Travel Wallet account from just about anywhere in the city.

6 years ago

The apartments inside 509 Vine Street are being converted into short-term rentals. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Housing
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Tenants forced out of Old City apartments as building changes over to short-term rentals

An apartment building at 509 Vine St., known as the Boekel building, is turning into a new kind of hotel.

6 years ago

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