
Neighborhoods
On a gloomy Sunday afternoon, Feria del Barrio brightens up Philly’s El Centro de Oro neighborhood
A coalition of organizations invited people from all over to El Centro de Oro on North 5th Street between Huntingdon and Somerset.
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Listen :58A look at logistics, funding, planning, and travel disruptions for the long-planned project reconnecting Center City with the waterfront.
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Citizen scientists and Drexel researchers are testing whether planter benches make summer heat in five Philly neighborhoods more bearable.
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New cafe American Grammar opens in Kensington, a thoughtfully-fashioned book-lover’s dream
For operators Terrance and Terri Wiley, building a coffee shop that encourages creativity and exploration has long been a goal.
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At Maido, it’s been 20 years of serving Japanese food, culture, and connection
The specialty shop offers a bridge not only to cuisine, but to a broader cultural community.
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Listen 1:29Nicetown CDC offering a beacon, lighting the way to less violence in Philadelphia
The Nicetown Community Development Corporation is looking to a new administration for the help they need to wage a long-term fight on violence.
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Listen 1:122nd Street Festival draws thousands of people to Northern Liberties
Roughly 200 vendors, including 22 food trucks and 55 local artists, were lined up between Girard Avenue to Spring Garden Sunday.
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Listen 1:18Archaeologists are digging to the bottom of Philadelphia’s Black Bottom
An urban archaeological excavation is searching for artifacts from the West Philly neighborhood destroyed 50 years ago.
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Listen 1:19"Contact us, we’ll come," says the new parking authority director. After ticketing returned to Shissler Rec, the cars disappeared.
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Heat Island Effect, Roosevelt Blvd Subway, Things to Do
Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency due to oppressive temperatures that could feel like a hundred degrees. We’ll talk about extreme heat and efforts to fight it.
Air Date: July 27, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:08‘Do the right thing’: Opponents of Sixers arena urge Squilla to stand with them
The call comes a year after the Sixers announced its proposal for the $1.3 billion project on Market Street.
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‘It’s coming back to life’: Philly nonprofit hopes former factory becomes neighborhood asset
The hulking building is being transformed into a new mixed-use development. The first phase of the project is now complete.
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In West Philly, HopePHL celebrates local artists at Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival
The festival was voted Metro Philly’s Best Annual Festival in 2022 and has been nominated again this year.
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The Battery in Fishtown is getting a 62-unit boutique hotel
The new Fishtown hotel known as Riversuites is expected to open by the end of the year.
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Stonewall Sports National Tournament & Summit in Philadelphia this weekend
Athletes will be competing across eight sports including kickball, dodgeball, tennis, and billiards at the Stonewall National Tournament & Summit.
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