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A black and white photo of a Super Sunday block party on Philly's Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Community
Billy Penn

Billed as the ‘world’s biggest block party,’ Super Sunday was once the crown jewel of Philly’s festival scene

It took place annually from 1971 through 1998, when it folded because it had inspired so many copycats.

2 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus
Community
Billy Penn

These prominent Philadelphia landmarks are still named after Christopher Columbus

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

2 years ago

Greg Setlzer
Arts & Entertainment

‘Good music is just good music’: Philly Music Fest kicks off next week, highlighting the city’s diverse musical talent

Kurt Vile is set to headline two shows during Philly Music Fest. Hip-hop pioneer Schoolly D and platinum-selling duo Marian Hill will also perform.

2 years ago

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A view of a bridge and the Delaware River
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s latest riverfront park will rise from the site of an old concrete factory in Bridesburg

The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.

2 years ago

A Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Parks patch on a shirt
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. budget chips away at $1.4B backlog for parks, forests

Pennsylvania’s latest budget gives $112 million to parks and forests, but the infrastructure backlog is $1.4 billion.

2 years ago

Books on shelves in a library
NPR
Community

There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the ALA.

2 years ago

Tree cover in Philadelphia is unevenly distributed. The Philly Tree Plan aims to change that
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Philadelphia just received the ‘largest investment’ in its urban forest in decades

It’s the “largest investment” in Philadelphia’s urban forest in decades, per city officials, who aim to make tree coverage more equitable.

2 years ago

groundbreaking
Urban Planning

Southwest Philly recreation center to receive $25 million makeover

The Kingsessing playground will receive a complete redo, including an athletic field, a new HVAC system, and ADA-compliant equipment.

2 years ago

Cesar Viveros stands on a performance stage he helped dreate at the Cesar Andreu Iglesias Garden in Kensington.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

From Tejería to Philadelphia, how muralist César Viveros found a life of art

The native of Veracruz has created more than 40 works for Mural Arts, plus numerous fresco paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and altars.

2 years ago

Map of Philadelphia showing trails
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Connecting the gaps in Philadelphia’s river trails: What’s open now, and what’s planned for the future

Neither the Schuylkill or Delaware pathways are continuous — yet.

2 years ago

Black bear in the woods
Politics & Policy

Black bear hunting about to be legal in New Jersey

The Fish and Game Council unanimously approved lethal and non-lethal means to manage the black bear population.

2 years ago

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Concept phase nearly complete for Philly’s plan to cap section of I-676

The city just released three possible designs for the massive project in Chinatown.

2 years ago

Listen 1:22
Laurel Hill Cemetery mechanic Ed Bernstein checks under the hood of the 1947 Pontiac Superior hearse, FYNLRYD
Arts & Entertainment

Laurel Hill Cemetery has a hot rod hearse with the previous owner still inside

FYNLRYD has found its forever home parked just inside the gates of Laurel Hill East.

2 years ago

A large mural painted on the side of a building
Community

The walls that speak: Philadelphia’s top triumphs and trials in street art

Though Philadelphia’s murals are staples of the city, not all of these artistic expressions are embraced with open arms.

2 years ago

a dog running in a park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s FDR Park gets federal grant for stream and wetland restoration

$1.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help fund work in the natural areas of FDR Park, part of a $250 million park renovation.

2 years ago

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