Jake Blumgart
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Kendra Brooks calls for hearings on rent control at her first City Council meeting
On her first day in City Council, the Working Families Party member introduced a resolution calling for hearings on rent regulations in Philadelphia.
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Feibush to build apartments on Point Breeze Ave. lot where ill-fated beer garden once stood
John Longacre’s ill-fated 2015 beer garden attracted anti-gentrification protesters to the lot. Now Ori Feibush plans to build an apartment complex.
5 years ago
Too late to save Philly’s historic Jewelers’ Row? Neighborhood property owners think so
A proposal to make Jewelers’ Row a historic district is reigniting a battle over the future of the changing Center City neighborhood.
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‘We’re scared,’ South Philly residents say after city officials reveal explosion cause
Philadelphia residents want to know if they are safe after learning that a cracked gas main caused the explosion that killed two of their neighbors.
5 years ago
Listen 1:33PhilaMOCA set to reopen in its home, owned by celeb DJ Diplo and now legit
PhilaMOCA will celebrate its 10th anniversary by reopening its doors to the public after a long city-imposed hiatus.
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Philly experiments with new rent voucher aimed at keeping families in their homes
The new program is an example of the local solutions emerging in cities as leaders grapple with growing affordability crises.
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Developer of Philly’s priciest condo to demolish and remake Rittenhouse landmark
The developer of the Laurel, Southern Land Company, will dismantle and painstakingly reconstruct a Rittenhouse landmark.
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Almost 450 residences coming to South Philly waterfront land once eyed for casino
The vacant Delaware River waterfront land is where Foxwoods Resorts once planned to build a casino.
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Kenney’s street sweeping program may not require moving cars in all neighborhoods
Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration is working out the details for a cleaning program that would treat each neighborhood differently based on a number of factors.
5 years ago
Listen 1:32Mayor Kenney starts second term with vow to address gun violence, racial and economic inequality
Kenney opened his second term with an emotional call to solve deep challenges and a promise to improve city services, including bringing back citywide street sweeping.
5 years ago
NYE nix: Kenney vetoes food truck ban, kills Society Hill carve-out and more
Mayor Jim Kenney told City Council Tuesday he will not sign six pieces of legislation, killing the bills.
5 years ago
5 power moves changing Philly neighborhoods for 2020
PlanPhilly’s look back at 2019 focuses on changes in renter’s rights, preservation policy, and exclusionary planning.
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