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Preservation

Meris Westberg works to restore a wall
Community

Burlington County Prison Museum is restoring decades-old graffiti created by prisoners

The $2.9 million conservation project began in May and includes a new roof and other masonry work at the museum.

3 years ago

Listen 1:15
A view of the Roundhouse building.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The Roundhouse moves closer to historic preservation with committee vote

The curvy building is considered both an architectural marvel and a symbol of police brutality.

3 years ago

SEPTA trolley crashed into a home.
Community
6abc

Runaway SEPTA trolley slams into historic home in Southwest Philadelphia

Officials said the trolley derailed, struck an SUV, injuring the two people inside, and then slammed into the historic home.

3 years ago

Crebilly Farm
Urban Planning

Part 1 of push to save historic Crebilly Farm in Westtown is complete

Natural Lands announced the finalization of four conservation easements on 102 acres of the iconic property in Westtown Township.

3 years ago

Studio 2

James Beard Award Winners, Ancient Food and Flavor

A very foodie episode, featuring two of Philadelphia's James Beard winners, Ellen Yin and Nok Suntaranon. Penn Museum's Ancient Food and Flavor exhibit on very old leftovers.

Air Date: June 7, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:15
This is aerial photo shows plastic bottles, wooden planks, rusty barrels and other garbage clogging the Drina river near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad, Bosnia, on Jan. 5, 2021. . A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it. The study, published Wednesday, May 31, 2023, for the first time it includes measures of “justice,” which is mostly about preventing harm for groups of people. (AP Photo/Eldar Emric)
Science

Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone."

3 years ago

The exterior of the Painted Bride building
Community

Painted Bride saga: Key numbers in the protracted Old City preservation battle

The Old City art center with the Isaiah Zagar mural is now slated to be demolished, after neighbors blocked a unique apartment building.

4 years ago

A box painted in white, red, and green is visible from across a street.
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

South Philly’s Columbus statue must be unboxed, court says, because the city didn’t follow its own rules

A Commonwealth Court panel on Friday ruled against the city in two pending cases, the latest decision in the legal battle that has surrounded the statue for nearly three years

4 years ago

The classic Amtrak flipboard that used to sit in Philly's 30th Street Station.
Community
Billy Penn

Amtrak promises 30th Street’s iconic flipboard will return, but (still) only as decoration

Philadelphia travelers continue to lament the disappearance of the clickety-clack display.

4 years ago

A man looks upward. Behind him are stained glass windows.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Nicetown’s Zion Annex has sat neglected since 2014. An $11 million renovation aims to bring it back to life

Restoring the 111-year-old, stone masonry and stained-glass Annex will bring several new educational, health, arts, technology, and employment opportunities.

4 years ago

Crebilly Farm
Politics & Policy

Westtown Township residents support tax increases to save Crebilly Farm

Crebilly Farm is one of the largest pieces of open space in Chester County. It was the setting of the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War.

4 years ago

Workers make renovations in an ornate room with plastic draped over some of the desks.
Arts & Entertainment

Athenaeum of Philadelphia reopens after $1.6 million renovations

Despite remaining scaffolding, the historic building in Washington Square reopens to the public on Monday.

4 years ago

Many of the items in the Neon Museum are restored signs from Philadelphia businesses. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Neon Museum to close less than 2 years after it opened

The museum housing a personal collection of 160 neon signs will close in December, less than two years after it opened.

4 years ago

Sunflowers in a garden
PlanPhilly
Community

Ever wondered if the soil in your Philly yard has lead in it? Now’s your chance to find out

Got questions about keeping your kids safe from lead? This event in West Philly Saturday will have all the answers — and free smoothies!

4 years ago

Workers place bags of shells containing baby oysters into the water in Beach Haven, N.J. on Aug. 19, 2022 as part of a project to stabilize the shoreline by establishing oyster colonies to blunt the force of incoming waves. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Science

Tiny oysters play big role in stabilizing eroding N.J. shorelines

As sea levels rise and buildings by coasts are increasingly endangered, communities around the world are turning to the small but mighty oyster to help stabilize shorelines.

4 years ago

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