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Public Spaces
This iconic trolley bridge in Fairmount Park is getting restored
Part of the Trolley Trail that opened last year, the century-old skew arch bridge is getting a facelift.
3 months ago
How Philly became the ‘Mural Capital of the World’
Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.
3 months ago
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast, casino workers demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s governor was due to speak.
3 months ago
Here’s all the details for Marathon Weekend in Philly
When everything starts. Where to watch runners. What the road closures will look like from Friday to Saturday.
3 months ago
Show me the money: SEPTA tells City Council it needs millions to expand service for arena goers
The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from.
3 months ago
Vare Recreation Center sets a ‘goal for the city’ with grand reopening after $21 million renovation
The renovations brought new indoor gyms to the rec center, which also became the first in the city with fiber-optic high speed internet.
3 months ago
Listen 1:07An Israeli muralist has been selected for Philly’s Holocaust Memorial Plaza
Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson, based in Berlin, will design a Holocaust mural for a prominent intersection on the Parkway.
3 months ago
Listen 1:14Officials say 2 taken to hospitals after small plane accident at Doylestown Airport
Police in Bucks County’s Buckingham Township said a single-engine plane had been taking off when it left the runway and hit an unoccupied plane.
3 months ago
Trash day will come twice a week for Center City and South Philly starting in December
The latest of Mayor Parker’s “clean and green” initiatives aims to keep household trash off the streets.
3 months ago
Listen 1:00Dawn Hines was notified at work that someone spray painted a graphic, racist message on her backyard fence. Her neighbors are rallying around her and condemning the incident.
3 months ago
Listen 3:55Self-proclaimed “coaster enthusiasts” gathered for final rides on Kingda Ka on Sunday, Nov. 10, before the official news of the attraction’s closure broke.
3 months ago
Car-free streets will return to Philly’s Rittenhouse Square this winter. Here’s what to know
The pedestrian-only street closures saw a big boost in sales during Open Street’s September experiment.
3 months ago
Philly City Council takes first step toward approving Sixers’ arena proposal
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.
4 months ago
‘We need our library’: Nicetown-Tioga branch reopens after 6-month closure due to earthquake damage
After a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in April, inspectors declared the building unsafe. The branch reopened just in time to serve as a polling place for the election.
4 months ago
Historic Longwood Gardens in Chester County readies for its next modern chapter
A $250 million renovation updates the century-old, 1,100-acre showcase garden in Kennett Square.
4 months ago
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