Public Spaces
New Hunting Park mural remembers Philly graffiti legend Karaz
Eliu Nazario aka Karaz, who died of brain cancer at the age of 51, is revered among fellow writers as the “king of the Wickeds,”
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In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the “Stop the Bleed” program emerged as a way to empower the public to act as immediate responders.
8 years ago
Trash talk: Bigger fines, free neighborhood cans in Philly
Residents are tired of construction companies — or their neighbors — dumping debris in vacant lots and public parks.
8 years ago
Good news and the bad in Philadelphia’s transportation plan
Philadelphia deserves a serious transportation agenda.
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DEP turns down plan for massive development in Pinelands
‘The struggle is not over,’ cautions one opponent of project for commercial space and thousands of houses in Barnegat Bay watershed
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Mural by major Pakistani artist installed at Philly community college
Newly commissioned work by Shahzia Sikander installed in the Community College of Philadelphia.
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Mapping Philly’s most walkable neighborhoods
Ann Strickland, 87, has lived in the southwest corner of Eastwick for 37 years.
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Electric car drivers can get an extra charge out of visiting Pa. parks, forests
Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County now has the car-charging pedestals. Several other area parks will be outfitted with the devices by the end of 2019.
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Thomas Paine Plaza, the public space outside the Municipal Services Building, is so unremarkable that you’d be forgiven for not knowing its name.
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Delaware judge rules gun restrictions in state parks unconstitutional
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and other gun advocates took fault with the stipulations and filed a lawsuit.
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Cherry Street Pier debuts this weekend
After a $5 million makeover, the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia opens as a public park.
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Skaters fill potholes left unfixed by city crews
Wearing the flat sneakers they skate in, the self-appointed streets team poured in wet cement and smoothed the surfaces.
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Life in the slow lane: The bureaucratic nightmare of building a bike network
How long does it take to build a bike lane?
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In neighborhoods and online, library loyalists organize to reverse cuts
The organizers are calling for the city to supercharge its annual contribution to the library budget by more than 36 percent
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Catto mural tells of collective resistance in 19th century Philly
A new mural of 19th century Philadelphia activist Octavius Catto shows a collective movement for civil rights.
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