Preservation
West Philly tenants are racing to save 925 affordable rentals to prevent mass displacement
The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:03‘Kind of stunned’: Court overturns Washington Square West historic district designation
Advocate says the ruling may put city’s historic preservation program “in jeopardy.”
1 month ago
Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.
1 month ago
Listen 4:04From firewood to solar: This Philly rowhouse has seen over 250 years of energy transitions
A rowhouse built around 1760 in Old City was once heated with firewood. Now, it has solar panels on its roof.
2 months ago
Listen 1:22Bucks County’s historic Thompson-Neely House will get a $536,330 upgrade
The 18th-century building on the grounds of Washington Crossing Historic Park was the encampment site for some troops in December 1776.
3 months ago
Haddonfield’s Artwalk celebrates ‘The Art of Architecture’
The exhibit, on display through spring 2026, examines the blend of modern buildings and historic spaces.
3 months ago
Listen 0:58Final resting place set for the historic SS United States to become an artificial reef off Florida
It has spent most of this year at the Port of Mobile in Alabama, being scoured to remove chemicals, wiring, plastic and glass.
5 months ago
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School resulted in the remains of 17 being repatriated.
5 months ago
Animal skulls and bones get a second life in the art works of Boyertown creator
In Boyertown, PA, artist Charlee Heinz turns bones from forest finds into meaningful artwork that explores death and beauty.
5 months ago
Philadelphia Land Bank buys 35 garden lots, advancing land preservation plan
The lots were once tangled up with privately held tax liens. The Land Bank can now transfer them to gardeners and land trusts.
6 months ago
Listen 1:06Saving LOVE Park’s saucer: Philly historical commission poised to designate ‘iconic’ property
The circular structure has sat vacant for about a decade. The city hopes to fill it in time for a jam-packed year of national events.
6 months ago
Listen 1:09Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people.
6 months ago
‘A feast for your ears’: Century-old Lansdowne Theater set to return as concert hall
The historic theater in Delaware County is set to open its doors Aug. 22 for the first time in nearly 40 years.
8 months ago
Listen 0:53Philly’s alley dumpsters could be locked if Center City District meets its ‘clean and green’ mission
Businesses may have to start locking alley dumpsters if the law changes as an effort to reduce litter and illegal dumping.
9 months ago
Listen 2:09The project in South Jersey is expected to be completed in time for next year’s semiquincentennial celebrations.
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