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Mesiah Clark splashes around at a sprayground in Philly
Urban Planning

$2.2 million playground with special ‘intergenerational’ swing opens at 8th and Diamond

The revamped park includes a big swing designed for all ages, old-school pavement games, and newly planted trees.

5 years ago

The members of the Carousel House protest made their way onto Belmont Ave to stop traffic and make their point heard, “Repair and Reopen for the disabled community”. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

‘First of many’ protests over teardown of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities

“I’m praying that they stay open,” said a mother whose son has Down syndrome and visited the Carousel House often.

5 years ago

Uptown Beer Garden (Eddy Marenco / Uptown Beer Garden)
Community

Love Park has a new neighbor: Uptown Beer Garden

Uptown Beer Garden has moved to a new location, expanding its outdoor space. Uptown will be able to entertain more guests and expand food and drink options!

5 years ago

Burlington County officials and representatives from partnering organizations cut the ribbon on the new Delaware River Heritage Trail Bypass 130. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Burlington County opens 5.5 miles of the Delaware River Heritage Trail

Open to walkers, hikers, and bikers, it’s the largest addition to the network in S. Jersey to date, and the latest piece of the planned Circuit Trails.

5 years ago

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Charlottesville removes Robert E. Lee statue that sparked a deadly rally

The city of Charlottesville, Va., removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday, toppling a symbol that was at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally

5 years ago

The main room at Franklin’s View Beer Garden. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Franklin Square park launches an open-air cocktail lounge

Built as a 7,300-square-foot wedding venue during the pandemic, Franklin’s View is now a high-ceilinged tent for drinking and dancing.

5 years ago

Shelia Roberts speaks from a podium in Camden
Community

A pile of toxic debris grows in Camden. Residents, lawmakers say it’s environmental racism

In what residents and officials are calling an act of environmental racism, property owners allowed a pile of toxic waste to grow two stories high in a Camden neighborhood.

5 years ago

A tall pole is topped with a bronze bird as part of an art installation by the Ben Franklin Bridge
Arts & Entertainment

Brass birds flock to Delaware River to launch a series of waterfront sculptures

‘A Moment Without You,’ a subtle and grief-stricken work, is the first of five sculptures to be installed along the Delaware River waterfront.

5 years ago

A crowded boardwalk in Wildwood
Urban Planning

N.J. sets aside $4 million for Wildwood boardwalk repair

A storm damaged sections of the boardwalk near the Convention Center in April 2020. But before that storm hit, city officials had said the walkway was overdue for an overhaul.

5 years ago

An American flag flies from a crane on July 4th next to the Champlain Towers South condo building
NPR
Community

Search efforts remain paused in Surfside as officials race to prepare demolition

Preparations continue in Surfside, Fla. for the demolition of a portion of the Champlain Towers South still standing after much of the building collapsed.

5 years ago

Kids swim at the James Finnegan Playground pool
Community

Philly pool season begins after challenging search for lifeguards

The city’s pool season begins, despite the recruitment issues and criticism surrounding which neighborhood pools were chosen to open.

5 years ago

A trail in FDR park leads into the distance, with green grass and trees on either side. It's dusk and the sun is setting.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Could Philly’s World Cup bid mean an end to FDR Park’s beloved wild meadow?

City officials say the overgrown former golf course could be reborn as a world-class soccer facility. Environmentalists challenge the public benefit.

5 years ago

Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole paints as Mayor Jim Kenney speaks with artist, Felix St. Fort, and Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden. (Kenny Cooper / WHYY)
Community

Painting a Parkway mural, to welcome Philly back and encourage vaccination

Artist Felix St. Fort designed the ‘Welcome Back, Philly’ ground mural as part of a ‘Vax Up Philly’ collaboration with the Health Department.

5 years ago

'Maja' by Gerhard Marcks at Maja Park (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Once considered ‘degenerate,’ Maja returns to the Parkway

A new park along the Ben Franklin Parkway is named after the sculpture by Gerhard Marcks, once considered “degenerate” by the Nazis.

5 years ago

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An artist's rendering shows Penn Center's sunken SEPTA transit concourse renovated with public art, seating and retail. (Center City District)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Bleak plaza across from Philly’s City Hall moves toward $8.7M makeover

Downtown bar owner Teddy Sourias has already started work on the beer garden to open on the underused pedestrian mall between Penn Center’s office towers.

5 years ago

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