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Jan 24: Council's back | contentious Bridesburg rezoning | Washington Avenue cleanup | community conflict over Kensington Bank demos | Chestnut East beer garden
- Thursday, January 24, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Happy Thursday, Streeters. It’s supposed to stay cold today, but we expect things will be plenty toasty in City Council’s first full session of the new year [agenda pdf…
Frankford man arrested for Roxborough pizza shop robbery
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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A Frankford man has been arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department in connection to a 2012 burglary at a Roxborough pizza shop. John Heiler, 33, of the 2100 block of Orthodox…
Wishing on 2013 [part 1]
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
- By Ashley Hahn
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With 2012 safely behind us, I've been ruminating on what I hope 2013 will hold in store for our city. In 2012 we saw plenty of planning successes and several years-in-the-making…
Jan 23: Code Blue | O'Neill to drop garden zoning restrictions, keep other roll-backs | redevelopment in Chinatown | City spending infographic | Philly: if not hip, interesting
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Good morning. Holy frozen fingers, Streeters. Here's your Wednesday morning Buzz: Because temperatures will dip below 20° most days this week the city has issued a Code Blue, and…
Sign up for PlanPhilly. Become a member!
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
- By Matt Golas
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PlanPhilly has launched a redesign of its website in order to incorporate a cleaner, fresher feel and to create tools that can improve its community building focus. This launch comes…
When should I list my home for sale? [Real NEastate]
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Q: I’m selling my house in Northeast Philly this year. When I do, I want to sell it quickly. I don’t want to wait for several months like my friend. He…
Urban agriculture uses to remain by-right in neighborhood commercial corridors
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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UPDATED 3:12 p.m., 1/23/2013 It appears that community gardens and farms will continue to be permitted by right in neighborhood commercial corridors, as the new zoning code intended. Councilman Brian O’Neill,…
A glimpse at MLK Day of Service projects in North Philly
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- By Christine Fisher
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- North Philadelphia, PA
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More than 100,000 people turned out to participate in Philadelphia’s 1,500 MLK Day of Service events Monday. The 18th annual celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King spurred a burst…
Jan 22-25: Winka Dubbeldam | Marcellus Shale Panel | Richard Weller | Architecture and Energy
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Lecture: Winka Dubbeldam Wednesday, January 23, 6-7:30pm. PennDesign, Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street. Architect Winka Dubbeldam is principal of Archi-Tectonics, a firm founded in New York in 1994. Archi-Tectonics is known…
Ryerss Museum announces middle school essay contest
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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The Ryerss Museum & Library on the Burholme/Fox Chase border is a site to behold, inside and out. So the staff there is extending an offer to middle school students: visit…
Jan 22: MLK Day recap | parks funding puzzle | Girard Ave East facelift | spite-blight update | Ms. Mayor?
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Good morning, Streeters. Bundle up out there. It’s going to be a cold, windy one today and more to come this week: An actual winter snowstorm is predicted for Friday. As…
Germantown spite-blight defendant tells judge he sold property -- to his daughter
- Monday, January 21, 2013
- By Amy Z. Quinn
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- 5357 Knox St., Philadelphia, PA.
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On Dec. 6, the last time Anthony Byrne appeared in Judge Bradley K. Moss's courtroom for a hearing in the long-running property violations case against him, there was apparently one little…
Federal highway funding provides boost for regional transit projects
- Monday, January 21, 2013
- By Christine Fisher
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- Philadelphia, PA
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With reports of SEPTA’s funding crisis and the system shrinking that could result from that shortfall, Philadelphia’s transportation funding outlook often appears bleak. In many ways it is, but for a…
Bicycle Coalition to present Fairmount Ave bike lane proposal
- Monday, January 21, 2013
- By Christine Fisher
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- Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia PA
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[UPDATE: The first community meeting scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28 has been postponed until 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 due to weather. The Fairmount Civic Association meeting remains scheduled for Thursday,…
Jan 21: Penn Alexander lottery | growth among Cambodian Buddhists | parkland tradeoffs | job-creation incentives | community preservation | remembering Happy Fernandez
- Monday, January 21, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Good morning, and happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We hope you’re enjoying a long weekend, maybe volunteering for today’s MLK Day of Service (one of the nation’s largest…
Northwood Civic votes no on commercial use of residence
- Monday, January 21, 2013
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At the Northwood Civic Association meeting Jan. 15, the civic voted to not support the request for a variance for 5260 Castor Ave. The owner, Hazel Williams, was represented by…
Daylighting project reveals a hidden creek
- Monday, January 21, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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- Brockton Road and Ruskin Road, Philadelphia, PA.
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About 700 feet of the West Branch of Indian Creek never sees daylight. For more than 100 years, it has run through a box culvert in Overbrook's Morris Park. The Philadelphia…
In Riva's temporary signs in East Falls - tasteful or tacky?
- Friday, January 18, 2013
- By Amy Z. Quinn
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- 4116 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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It's one of those age-old questions: Who decides what's tacky? In East Falls, concerns about the appearance of temporary stenciled signs at the In Riva restaurant led the East Falls Community…
Jan 18-21: African American Iconic Images Collection Tour | Michael Lewis on Furness | MLK Day of Service
- Friday, January 18, 2013
- By Eyes on the Street
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Here's what's on tap for the long weekend: African American Iconic Images Collection Tour Saturday, January 19, 10am-Noon. Departs from African American Museum, 701 Arch Street. Hop on a special tour…
At abuse trial, convicted priests says he didn't have contact with victim
- Friday, January 18, 2013
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A former priest who last year pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a young Northeast boy denied on Thursday he had ever touched the child. Testifying in the trial of two men…
