Public Spaces
Philly Spring Cleanup: Volunteers aim to make the city green, safe, and clean at annual event
Philadelphia will host its 16th annual Philly Spring Cleanup in hopes to put an end to littering and illegal dumping.
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Philly aims to pack summer season full of activities for young people
Philadelphia is planning to have a summer full of events in order to keep youth out of trouble.
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This spring cleanup, Philly is removing abandoned bikes across the city
As part of the Philly Spring Cleanup program on Saturday, April 15, the city is getting ready to remove dozens of abandoned bikes.
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Listen 2:00Philly still searching for more lifeguards to open city pools this summer
The goal is to have enough staffing to open more than 60 pools in the city. Last year, only 47 were able to open because of staffing issues.
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Southeast Asian Market returns to FDR Park showcasing food from 70+ vendors
“We're all different nationalities around here,” Lisa Loy said. “So, just like your food does follow your culture, my food is my culture.”
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Listen 1:04Opponents of New Jersey’s warehouse sprawl to network and form alliance
The Green Garden State Alliance will host an event Sunday where opponents of warehouse sprawl will trade strategy and information.
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“I hope that when people think about the Southeast Asian Market, that it becomes one of those landmarks,” said Catzie Vilayphonh from the Cambodian Association.
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Listen 2:05Philly hopes to add new restaurant at Love Park
A deal to convert the space fell apart during the pandemic. Now the Parks and Rec Department is hoping for a new concept to move in.
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Philadelphia is pulling out of a program that pays community members to collect litter
A union grievance has thrown a wrench in the gears of a public-private partnership aimed at tackling cleaning up Philly’s pervasive trash.
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Spring is officially here, and Philly is in full bloom
WHYY News photographer Kimberly Paynter captured some of the most scenic spring moments in Philly. Here’s what she found.
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Port Richmond playground reopens as Rebuild looks to future projects
Officials with Rebuild Philadelphia point to a brighter future ahead during the reopening of Glavin Playground in Port Richmond Thursday.
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Listen 1:08So you began your event with an indigenous land acknowledgement. Now what?
Indigenous leaders and activists have mixed feelings about land acknowledgments.
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Community gardens say ‘unfair’ Philly Land Bank practice makes preservation harder
People fighting to save community gardens in fast-developing neighborhoods say groups should not have to take on mortgages to get land.
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Listen 1:08Vandals strike Delaware Black history trail just two weeks after its debut
The trail describes the history of the free Black community that formed in the Iron Hill area near Newark in the 1830s.
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Construction has started on Penn’s Landing park over I-95 highway trench
The cap will be home to nearly 12 acres of parkland and seamlessly connect Old City to the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing.
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