Public Spaces
Conservancy mobilizes as Lower Merion looks to Stoneleigh garden for school use
The fast-growing Lower Merion School District will enroll as many as 700 new students over the next decade.
8 years ago
Rail Park announces June 14 opening, new executive director
Philadelphia's hotly anticipated, High Line-esque Rail Park will open to the public on June 14 with a new leader and freshly installed benches for summertime people watching.
8 years ago
Philly Free Streets offers opportunity to explore traffic-free North Broad
On Aug. 11, the city will close off traffic on both sides of North Broad from City Hall up to Erie Avenue.
8 years ago
LOVE Park? More like loathe park! Criticisms mount as JFK Plaza slowly reopens.
On Thursday, city officials gathered at LOVE Park to dedicate the southeast corner as Bank of America plaza and garden in recognition of a $250,000 donation from them.
8 years ago
Listen 4:10Not everyone feels welcome camping out in ‘third spaces’ like Starbucks
The way the rules are enforced isn't always consistent which is how unconscious bias and discrimination can creep in.
8 years ago
A primer for Philadelphia’s pop-up season
After the sexy newness of a pop-up leaves town, can neighborhoods sustain the benefits for local businesses?
8 years ago
In Germantown coffee shop, a counterpoint to Rittenhouse Square Starbucks incident
8 years ago
Philly parking lot magnate passes on his passion: Koi fish
Joe Zuritsky, CEO of a parking lot chain, has a second life as an artisan of koi. He has donated his prized fish to the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park.
8 years ago
Listen 2:18No homes on this South Jersey range: 350 Cowtown acres preserved as grassland
This is the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture has preserved grasslands in New Jersey.
8 years ago
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