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Philly growers spoke out. The result is an ‘anti-racist lens’ for city’s first agricultural plan
During 2020’s racial reckoning, Black gardeners and white urban designers working on a city plan realized they needed to confront harmful racial dynamics.
4 years ago
How to recycle or reuse your Christmas tree — from feeding goats to saving dunes
Where to go and what to do if you want to get rid of your Christmas tree without stressing sanitation workers or the environment.
4 years ago
Environmentalists cry foul as Philly’s plastic bag ban delayed
The six month delay in banning single-use plastic bags comes after the pandemic made outreach to affected small businesses impossible, city officials said.
4 years ago
Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices.
4 years ago
Listen 1:47Philabundance is training chefs in a $12-million facility built on a vacant city lot
Philabundance Community Kitchen’s $12M new facility in North Philadelphia allows the 20-year-old free culinary training program to expand beyond their creator’s dreams.
4 years ago
An organization that builds parks is making public art about heat
The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.
4 years ago
Upside to Philly’s tailgating ban? FDR Park free of cars and noise, nature lovers say
The South Philadelphia park located near Lincoln Financial Field is closed to cars on Sunday because of the ban on tailgating. Nature lovers aren’t mad about it.
4 years ago
Where’s my trash truck? Online map will help Philly residents track waste collection
PickupPHL — designed by the city to improve sanitation services — uses GPS devices installed in trucks to show residents where trash and recycling collection are happening.
4 years ago
How the ban on WeChat would silence interaction by Philly region’s Chinese community
The U.S. government’s prohibition would affect communications with relatives in China, with neighbors here, and with obtaining services, some say.
4 years ago
A plan for mixed-income development in North Philly suffers setback
Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez withdrew a bill to rezone for a 20-story apartment tower on a former scrapyard and 40 rowhouses.
4 years ago
School Board changes its mind; votes yes on Hilco refinery redevelopment tax break
The School Board rejected the tax abatement in a prior vote. Board members said a vow to hire Philadelphia graduates changed no votes to yes.
4 years ago
Rats in rowhouses, opossums in bottles: Philly exterminators see booming biz as trash sits
It’s a busy time for the pest control business in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
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