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Changing Communities
Representatives from 76 Devcorp drew Ben Simmons levels of boos from the crowd.
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Philly’s Festival Pier to be transformed into massive mixed-use development
The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.
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Life is surging back to Center City, despite Philly’s deep challenges
Can Philadelphia do what it needs to keep the momentum going?
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Accion Colombia celebrates the 15th year of their annual Christmas Festival, Sal y Dulce, uniting all Latin American cultures.
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Raze, rebuild, and repair: $30M housing initiative underway on Wilmington’s East Side
The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.
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Listen 3:04Philly’s past meets its future in the final show at the Neon Museum
“Philly Based” features works by 13 contemporary transplants to Philadelphia, set against neon signs from the city’s past.
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Flavors of the East and South America find a home in Philadelphia
Local entrepreneurs announce plans to expand all natural fruit flavored ice cream business beyond Philadelphia.
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Listen 6:19‘Jawn’ is more than a noun. It connects us to who we are, beyond our city and region
The word ‘jawn’ can be used to replace any noun in a sentence, but the term is more than an interchangeable Philly word. It has a deeper meaning, writes Kae Lani Palmisano.
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Pointing to success elsewhere in Philly, advocates say the BID is just what the corridor needs.
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Bethlehemites are ‘Starstruck’ by an art film about their own history
Lehigh University Art Gallery asked New York artist Shimon Attie to make “Starstruck,” a film and sculptural installation about the history of Bethlehem, Pa.
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Viking Mill artists blindsided as work begins to convert Kensington studios to luxury apartments
Tenants say they were abruptly told to move their studios and businesses — or face eviction.
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‘Everybody’s Hometown’ is rewriting its zoning laws. Should other communities take note?
The Delaware County seat wants to incorporate form-based code into its zoning laws. This planning method organizes communities based on their physical form rather than use.
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City Council members call for extension of UC Townhomes HUD contract
Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.
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Demolition of St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown begins after long battle
The church was built in 1882 with the donations of Polish immigrants. The archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2014 announced the church's closure.
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Philly Reclaim, beloved Tacony salvage shop, is closing its doors on Monday
The one-of-a-kind shop was where many Philadelphians would come to drop off unwanted building scraps and to look for unexpected treasures amid piles of reclaimed materials.
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