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Jewelers Row in the 700 block of Sansom Street as a demolition crew makes way for a new condo tower on Jan. 22, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Demolition in Philly dropped by half in 2020 — Is that a good thing?

The finding cheers preservationists but forecasts a possible slowdown in development in the city heading in 2021.

2 years ago

Construction at 1324 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.
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Regional Roundup – 12/14/20

This week: City Council President Darrell Clarke on the construction tax, Sara Goldrick-Rab on student debt forgiveness, and a teenage genealogist solving family mysteries.

Air Date: December 14, 2020 10:00 am

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This 23-acre farm owned by Suzanne Banyacsky is one of three new additions to the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. (Courtesy of the Montgomery County Planning Commission)
Community

‘Great for the local economy’: Montco permanently preserves three farms

Currently, 175 farms, or about 10,000 acres, are preserved from future development through Montgomery County’s Agricultural Land Preservation Program.

2 years ago

Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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City Council creates Strawberry Mansion conservation district — a first for an ‘underrepresented’ community

The new regulations limit building height and ban some exterior building materials as well as roof decks.

2 years ago

Bea is pictured at the Philadelphia Zoo with her herd mate.
Community

15-month-old giraffe ‘Bea’ joins the herd at Philadelphia Zoo

Bea, a 15-month-old female, arrived at the Philadelphia Zoo on Nov. 20, from Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee.

2 years ago

T.S. Smith & Sons farm in Bridgeville, Delaware is one of nearly 1,000 farms preserved from development throughout the state. (Courtesy of the Delaware Department of Agriculture)
Politics & Policy

Funding questions remain amid new effort to preserve open space in northern Delaware

Increasing development has long been an issue in Delaware’s most populous county. Now New Castle County leaders have new guidance on how to better preserve open space.

2 years ago

Herman Termeer, 54, stands on the roof of his home as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside in Chino Hills
Science

UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming.

2 years ago

A group of lemurs at the Brandywine Zoo
Community

Endangered lemur exhibit opens as part of major expansion at Delaware’s only zoo

The Brandywine Zoo’s new lemur exhibit is part of a species survival plan and is one step in the biggest capital improvement plan in the zoo’s 115-year history.

2 years ago

Sigma Sound building, 212 N 12th St. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Sigma Studios, birthplace of the Philly Sound, wins spot on city’s historic register

The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted unanimously to add Sigma Studios to the local Register of Historic Places.

2 years ago

Roger 'Texas' Brown, 62, stands outside his home in the Frankford neighborhood Nov. 12, 2020. (Taylor Allen/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
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Why Frankford residents supported Rite Aid’s plea to demolish a neighborhood icon

The Historical Commission unanimously approved Rite Aid’s plan to demolish the midcentury modern Penn Fruit landmark.

2 years ago

The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster
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NJ Spotlight

Trump’s Bedminster golf club wants to keep pulling water from Raritan Basin

Critics say heavy water use would stress streams and worsen pollution. They want a state authority to say "no" to the deal.

2 years ago

Community
Billy Penn

Linda Richardson, savior of North Philly’s Uptown Theater, dies at 73

The nonprofit founder’s family is committed to carrying on her legacy — starting with a GOTV event on Election Day.

2 years ago

Oil spill on Delaware beach
Community

Delaware oil spill cleanup inches closer to completion; source remains unknown

Crews have collected more than 75 tons of oil that fouled Delaware’s coast after a spill near Broadkill Beach two weeks ago.

2 years ago

A road sign warns of high tides and expected flooding
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N.J. DEP warns environmentalists not to prejudge climate regulation review

Some activists say DEP looks set to allow development in flood-prone areas.

2 years ago

Workers help clean Delaware beach after oil spill
Community

55 tons of oily debris collected from Delaware beaches

More than 100 people have been working to clean up an 11-mile stretch of beach in Delaware fouled by an oil spill of unknown origin last week.

2 years ago

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