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A rendering shows a 17-story tower planned for 1700 Race. (Steven Eizen Real Estate)
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Urban Planning
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17-story condo tower to rise in Comcast Center’s backyard

The project, dubbed the “Residences on Race,” would clear three large 19th century buildings for 29 condos housed in a glassy 190-foot edifice.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Helen Gym. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Politics & Policy
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Philly renters guaranteed lawyers in eviction court under new City Council bill

Gym introduced a bill on Thursday that would guarantee free legal representation for renters under 200 percent of federal poverty guideline, or $33,820 for a household of two.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council candidate Allan Domb (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Activists file ethics complaint against Allan Domb

Opponents of Philly’s 10-year tax abatement filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Domb, claiming that he shouldn’t make decisions about the policy.

6 years ago

Fish signs mark homes on the 800 block of East Thompson Street. (Joel Wolfram for WHYY)
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Community

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

Philadelphia Uber driver consults her phone during a shift. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
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Community
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City of Philadelphia sues Uber on eve of driver revolt

There will be a lot to talk about in your Uber Wednesday — if you can get one.

6 years ago

William Bess, 19, (center) with his mother and father on their porch in East Mt. Airy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Courts & Law
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Temple University cops sued over alleged racial profiling incident

The federal civil rights complaint alleges that Temple police stopped a high school student at gunpoint for doing nothing other than driving while black.

6 years ago

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Urban Planning

Germantown High reimagined as $30 million housing development – with a lot of question marks

6 years ago

32BJ SEIU members demonstrate at a residential parking garage in Center City. (Courtesy of 32BJ SEIU)
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Politics & Policy
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Protections for Philly parking industry workers advance at City Hall

A campaign to organize parking industry workers scored a win when two bills regulating industry labor practices passed unanimously.

6 years ago

View of the garden entrance to the condo project behind the Dilworth House (Cope Linder Architects)
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Urban Planning
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Society Hill’s Dilworth House condo tower wins final city approval

After almost two decades of legal disputes and neighborhood enmity, the super-luxury 12-story condo development behind the Dilworth House cleared its final hurdle this week.

6 years ago

Anastasi seafood in the Italian Market. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Protecting the Italian Market’s walkability is the goal of new City Council bill

Councilman Mark Squilla is stepping into a fight over a driveway that opponents say would threaten the pedestrian character of the Italian Market.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Curtis Jones. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

Eight Philly locales likely to be off limits for medical marijuana dispensaries

Eight sections of Philadelphia will be no-go zones for medical marijuana under legislation passed by City Council on Thursday.

6 years ago

The group of participants in Friday's Jane's Walk head down Lancaster Avenue through University City.
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Community
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This is your weekend to discover hidden black history, ‘peak songbirds,’ and a middle school once associated with utopia

In Philadelphia, a series of 35 volunteer-led groups will traverse the city’s neighborhoods starting Friday and continuing through Sunday May 5.

6 years ago

Chamarra McCrorie gives Indego's new e-bikes a test ride on Thomas Paine Plaza. (Jim Saksa/WHYY)
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Urban Planning
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Want to power up your pedaling? Philly adding 400 electric bikes to Indego fleet

The e-bikes can reach a top speed of 17 miles per hour. Philadelphia will start rolling them out in late May.

6 years ago

Marilyn Rodriguez was formerly a teacher at Fairhill Elementary School. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Education
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From schools to scourge: Why 7 Philly schools remain empty 5 years after going on the auction block

When the School Reform Commission went against neighborhood desires and closed Fairhill along with 21 other schools in 2013, officials promised to sell the buildings.

6 years ago

Commuters are shown exiting a SEPTA bus. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, file)
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Urban Planning
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Detroit’s transportation agency just eliminated its transfer fee. Will Philly be next?

SEPTA is mulling the elimination of its $1 transfer fee for switching transit lines.

6 years ago

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