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The exterior of the Mummers Museum
Community

During a WHYY Bridging Blocks event, Mummers discuss the tradition’s legacy in Philadelphia and learning from past controversies

WHYY and the Free Library of Philadelphia held a Bridging Blocks discussion Thursday on the Mummers, and how they want to shape the tradition for future generations.

1 year ago

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A monument in Germantown's Market Square
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A no-brainer’: Philly’s historical commission designates new district in Germantown

The Germantown Urban Village Historic District is now part of the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.

1 year ago

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Chinatown celebrated the Year of the Dragon during the Lunar New Year Parade on Feb. 11. 2024. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Lunar New Year Parade in Philly’s Chinatown highlights the ‘Year of the Dragon,’ continued opposition against proposed Sixers’ arena

As lions danced and people marched, residents and activists within Chinatown voiced their opposition to the proposed Sixers arena.

1 year ago

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A group of people speaking together at a table
Urban Planning

Design workshop offers alternative ideas to 76ers proposal to build a new arena in Center City

More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.

1 year ago

Brendan Happe of Philly Moon Men with his telescope on South Street.
Science

From pavement to the planets: South St. turns into observatory

Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.

1 year ago

A sign on a telephone pole reads
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Survey shows majority of Wash West residents oppose Sixers arena

The poll from the Washington Square West Civic Association means residents from two nearby neighborhoods are against the $1.55 billion project.

1 year ago

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Sisters Adrianna Hecht (l) and Laurenza Giosa moved WellFed to 444 North 4th Street after launching the business from their mom’s kitchen in 2020.
Health
Billy Penn

WellFed: the sister-owned service delivering healthy meals across Philly

Delivering healthy meals across Philadelphia, Adrianna Hecht and Laurenza Giosa are planning an expansion for their WellFed brand in 2024.

1 year ago

A view of the exterior of Shiao Lan Kung restaurant.
Community
Billy Penn

Chinatown restaurant Shiao Lan Kung to close in January

After 36 years in business, the Cantonese spot will shut down with the retirement of proprietor King Au.

1 year ago

A rendering and map of the Chinatown Stitch project.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

The ‘Chinatown Stitch’ looks to rejoin a neighborhood divided by the Vine Street Expressway

Philadelphia plans to reunite a divided Chinatown by capping a section of the Vine Street Expressway.

1 year ago

Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood is seen at 10th and Cuthbert streets
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rubber hits the road for Sixers’ arena proposal with marathon design review

The team announced its plans more than a year ago, but the official part of the process is just getting started.

1 year ago

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The exterior of Kenyon Lofts. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Adaptive reuse project breathes new life into historic Philly department store

The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.

2 years ago

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Tree World outside of the Philly Pretzel Factory at Broad and Passyunk.
Community
Billy Penn

Tree World, Passyunk’s 24-hour Christmas tree stand, remains a community fixture

Like Santa Claus’s workshop, Freddy Florio’s Tree World in Passyunk comes with its own lore.

2 years ago

The ParkWest Town Center, where Starbucks was going to open a community-focused store that offered training for young workers. (Google Street View)
Community
Billy Penn

Parkside never got its promised Starbucks ‘community store’ and no one’s saying why

The planned cafe, in the ParkWest Town Center, was touted as a way to train young workers and help earn them college scholarships.

2 years ago

Gus' hot dog cart
Community
Billy Penn

South Street hot dog vendor Gus has retired after 45 years. There’s a petition to rename the corner in his honor

“I think it just speaks to how one person, one small business, can impact so many people,” said the proprietor of a neighboring business.

2 years ago

A sign reading Meglio Furs hangs from the side of a building in South Philly
Community
Billy Penn

Iconic Meglio Furs sign disappears from South Broad

The neon signage had become something of a landmark. Developers haven’t yet said what they plan to do with the 1950s relic.

2 years ago

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