Public Spaces
With colorful chalk, creating art, community and business opportunity
The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.
6 years ago
A new ‘gateway’ sculpture: UPenn installs Black woman monument
“Brick House” by Simone Leigh draws attention to the importance of Black women in art and culture.
6 years ago
Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a bittersweet Día de los Muertos livestream
Fleisher Art Memorial’s Día de los Muertos celebration goes virtual, but “still carries the spirit.”
6 years ago
Bomb threat called in targeting the Philadelphia Fashion District
Police confirmed a bomb threat was called in targeting the shopping mall, located near the offices of the Inquirer and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
6 years ago
Philly DA’s Office employee kills armed man in self-defense, officials say
An employee with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office shot and killed an armed man who tried to rob him at gunpoint, officials confirmed with NBC10.
6 years ago
Willingboro residents celebrate their town’s first county park
Willingboro Lakes Park is the first Burlington County park to open in the township.
6 years ago
Philly tree list: 9 spots to see dazzling fall colors right in the city
Where to peep gorgeous autumn leaves without a big trip.
6 years ago
A Puerto Rican frog comes to North Philly: The coquí sing in El Centro del Oro
A sound installation along 5th Street evokes the nighttime chorus of coquí frogs.
6 years ago
Listen 1:296 GIFs that let you experience the fantastic outdoor art at the tip of South Philadelphia
The Navy Yard installation by Group X is up till the day before Election Day.
6 years ago
‘I’m not included here’: People with disabilities face barriers to voting in Philly and beyond
If as many people with disabilities turned out to vote as those without, then the 2018 midterm election would’ve recorded a whopping 2.35 million more votes.
6 years ago
Pandemic exposes Philly’s opportunity deserts. City Hall can fix that
As we face the isolating forces of an online school year, is Philadelphia doing everything it can do to help families tap into our collective civic assets?
6 years ago
Cherry Street Pier opens its largest public art exhibition since pandemic began
An exhibition of artwork by recent MFA graduates experiments with sound, video, performance, and sculpture to engage the public during a pandemic.
6 years ago
‘Lend power to the community’: A 28-foot Afro pick takes over a 52nd St. lot
A touring exhibit is bringing the Afro pick to cities across the U.S. ahead of the November election, to continue conversations about racial injustice.
6 years ago
Upside to Philly’s tailgating ban? FDR Park free of cars and noise, nature lovers say
The South Philadelphia park located near Lincoln Financial Field is closed to cars on Sunday because of the ban on tailgating. Nature lovers aren’t mad about it.
6 years ago
Redesigning the office for the next 100-year-flu (yes, it’s coming)
NPR spoke with five experts on workplace design to hear what they think small offices as well as high-rises will look like in five years.
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