
Preservation
Isaiah Zagar’s Painted Bride mosaic could survive in new plan for Old City site
The latest plans to redevelop the Old City Painted Bride HQ include the iconic tilework, marking a departure from past plans to tear down the mosaic.
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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.
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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
Listen 49:01‘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.
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The new regulations limit building height and ban some exterior building materials as well as roof decks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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