
Preservation
Philadelphia’s $400 million Neighborhood Preservation Initiative moves ahead
An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years.
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After nearly $80,000 in repairs, PhilaMOCA threatened with demolition
The Callowhill arts venue owned by the musician Diplo faces a threat from the city over problems with the historic building’s structural integrity.
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Apartments on top, murals on bottom: Philly approves building plan, saves Painted Bride facade
The Zoning Board of Adjustment decision would allow construction of a 70-unit modernist apartment building in exchange for preserving the mural.
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‘Huge leap forward’ for preservation of Delaware Bay wetlands
Multiple projects are coming together to protect a key habitat for the Cumberland County oyster fleet from erosion and rising seas.
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The history of electronic music is inside a warehouse in Harleysville, Pa.
A collector of a massive collection of synthesizers and vintage rock gear in Harleysville, Pa., wants to tell the story of rock and roll, one Moog at a time.
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Listen 4:09How the beautiful, ultra-rare trillium plant was brought to Delaware
WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mt. Cuba’s Amy Highland about tracking down the plant.
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Listen 4:53Often overlooked Delaware Bayshore worth millions to local community, study finds
Just north of Delaware’s popular beach resorts, the Delaware Bayshore’s value economically and environmentally shouldn’t be underestimated, a new report shows.
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Northern Liberties community leaders learned about the burial ground at 5th and Spring Garden via social media.
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Biden administration officials eye more money for land restoration projects in Pennsylvania
Federal investment in the cleanup of abandoned mines and wells will boost local economies, they say.
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I grew up in West Philly churches. Please stop tearing down my landmarks
West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.
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The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.
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Philly Council passes protections for Doctors’ Row Black historic district
The protection for Doctors’ Row comes ahead of the creation of the city’s first historic district based on the contributions of Black Philadelphians.
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This coach transformed an abandoned Nicetown church into a rec center
Curtis De Veaux and his City Athletics organization bought the empty church before the pandemic and renovated it into a space that is welcoming young people from the community
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A certified ‘champion,’ Philly’s Great Beech is dying, over 150 years after it was planted
Philadelphia’s champion tree, The Great Beech, measured above 100 feet tall, making it the tallest of its kind in the United States. It’s slowly dying.
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City Council eyes demolition ban for ‘Doctors’ Row’ to preserve Black history in South Philly
Doctors’ Row in Graduate Hospital could become the city’s first historic district based on the legacy of Black Philadelphians.
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