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Attracting a younger generation of recreation leaders for the city
- Thursday, June 7, 2018
- By Malcolm Burnley
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Each year, it takes an army of seasonal employees at Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to make the summer a little more hospitable. By the time public schools close in June, the…
With more and more Puerto Ricans fleeing to Philly, but still no federal disaster relief funds, city faces growing challenges
- Monday, November 6, 2017
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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Less than a month ago, Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) opened a central intake center for to help Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane María get all the services they need…
Displaced by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans move to Philadelphia
- Tuesday, October 24, 2017
- By Catalina Jaramillo
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Taina Gomez saw no other option. Over a month ago, she lost everything to Hurricane Maria. Her house near the beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was completely destroyed. Also gone was…
Fairhill neighborhood plan to mitigate Conrail line and bolster community
- Wednesday, February 22, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- Fairhill, Philadelphia
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The no man’s land of decay and drugs that runs along the Conrail rail line in Kensington may have been a revelation to Philadelphia Inquirer readers, but it’s been at…
Latino cultural center rises in North Philly as a beacon of connections, commerce
- Thursday, December 8, 2016
- By Peter Crimmins
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- North 5th and Huntingdon, Philadelphia PA
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A cultural center has taken its place in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Fairhill, designed to be the inspiration for a financially depressed community. The new building is an expansion Taller…
Taller Puertorriqueño to break ground on $11.4 million cultural center in fall
- Monday, July 6, 2015
- By Ashley Hahn
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Back when John Street was Philly’s mayor Taller Puertorriqueño received a $1.5 million Cultural Corridors grant. For the better part of the last decade, the 40-year old arts and education group…
Philadelphia policy makers must boost affordable home investments and strategies
- Friday, May 1, 2015
- By Maria Gonzales
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In this week’s Agenda 2015 op-ed, HACE's Maria Gonzalez argues that by answering the need for decent affordable housing the city's residents will build more stable lives, and our neigborhoods will…
Taller Puertorriqueño closer to building new cultural center on North 5th
- Thursday, May 29, 2014
- By Ashley Hahn
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- North 5th and West Huntingdon, Philadelphia, Pa.
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After years of dreaming, fundraising, research and designing, Taller Puertorriqueño is edging ever closer to building on a new cultural center on what is now a 2.3 acre surface parking lot…
Dust to Dust: St. Bonaventure demolition underway
- Thursday, November 7, 2013
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 2842 N. 9th Street, Philadelphia PA
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Hidden City Daily has been following the slow demise of Fairhill's St. Bonaventure Church this year, and reported Wednesday that the Department of Licenses & Inspections would be starting demolition of…
LENS: Inside St. Bonaventure
- Thursday, November 7, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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- 2842 N. 9th Street, Philadelphia PA
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Angels, pastels, gilding, interesting stained glass; St. Bonaventure must have been a beautiful church in its day. Photographer Jeremy Marshall got inside St. Bonaventure last year and shared this set of…
Affordable housing rehabs in Fairhill and South Kensington improve 77 units for low-income families
- Wednesday, October 23, 2013
- By Ashley Hahn
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As afforable housing developments age, managing and preserving them, both physically and financially, while neighborhoods change and energy costs rise is becoming a key concern for community developers. Here’s a look…
Zoning tweaks introduced for Northeast Philly
- Tuesday, October 1, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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Like many others, Councilman Brian O’Neill is finding changes he wants to make to the city’s year-old zoning code. But unlike others, and unlike his own previous efforts to change the…
Return of 'El Gran Teatro de la Luna' tops Fairhill Square improvements
- Monday, May 13, 2013
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Fairhill Square, Philadelphia PA
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Rafael Ferrer’s exuberant sculpture El Gran Teatro de la Luna (“The Huge Theater of the Moon”) has been missing from Fairhill Square, at 4th Street and Lehigh Avenue, for 14 years.…
Rivera Rec raising funds for intergenerational garden, orchard
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013
- By Christine Fisher
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- 3201 North 5th Street, Philadelphia PA
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The Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Urban Agriculture Program has about a week left to raise $400 and reach its $2,163 goal, which will fund the intergenerational garden and orchard the…
November 12-16: Hazardous tree care workshop | Orchard planting at Nelson Playground | High-performance homes | Green City, Clean Waters info
- Monday, November 12, 2012
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After the Storm: Recognizing the signs of a hazardous tree Tuesday, November 13, 6-8pm. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th St. Join arborist Steve Goin, of Bartlett Tree Experts, to learn…
Platt Bridge mess | ATV roundup | softer Fishtown | NoLibs not inevitable
- Monday, August 6, 2012
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The City of Philadelphia | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr group For the 50,000 cars that traverse the Platt Bridge daily, construction on the bridge has made the trip a…
Right NEast/Wrong NEast: Despite hint from police, CBS3 says Fairhill is Northeast
- Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Germantown and Lehigh avenues. They don't intersect in Northeast Philadelphia Neither even runs through the Northeast. But CBS3 decided to have some fun with geography yesterday. In posting information about…
Creative clustering at 1315 Walnut | Fairhill Square's art returns | bolstering Fabric Row | monster hoagie
- Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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The Other Side | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group Good morning, Philadelphia. EOTS is back at it after taking a break from the keyboard for a Scandinavian adventure. Tell…
February 24-26: Arturo Schomburg Symposium, Beautiful Landscapes, Dickens for kids
- Friday, February 24, 2012
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Musical Skyline | Flickr user Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupTaller Puertorriqueño 16th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium Saturday, February 25, 9:30am-4:30pm. Education Building Taller Puertorriqueño, 2557-59 North 5th…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
