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Provence on North Broad: Bart Blatstein's casino/resort/entertainment complex
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
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A rooftop shopping street with French flourishes, a 125 room hotel, 3000 slot machines, 150 table games, two swim clubs, a jazz club, a comedy club, a theater, and a botanical…
St. Christopher's celebrates new playground as sign of school spirit, strength
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Rev. Joseph Garvin addressed students at St. Christopher School in Somerton from a very different pulpit during a playground dedication held on Friday. Students gathered around the new playground, complete with…
Central Delaware zoning overlay | 40th and Pine update | Campbell Square's tree sculpture | Post is hiring
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Blaze | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGood morning, Streeters. It's feeling more fall-ish today, and the city is looking more autumnal too. We're seeing more fall…
Earlier set-out time for trash, recycling in 6th Council District
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Councilman Bobby Henon, D-6th, announced today that residents in his district will be able to set out their trash and recycling two hours earlier than usual as part of a…
Mayor Nutter appoints first Civic Design Review Committee
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- By Jared Brey
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Developer Brown Hill has proposed a 16-story, 128-unit apartment complex for 205 Race Street. It needs zoning relief to build above the maximum height limit in that part of Old City,…
UPDATED: Waterfront stakeholders talk about ways to entice developers to provide access and build the proposed trail
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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Owners of property along the Central Delaware waterfront would be encouraged, but not forced, to allow public access to the river if current language under consideration for a zoning overlay is…
Eyes on the Street poll: What do you think of The Provence?
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 400 N. Broad Street
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Bart Blatstein unveiled his grand plans for The Provence, a Francophilic casino/resort/hotel/entertainment complex at Broad and Callowhill at the former Inquirer/Daily News headquarters on Wednesday night and we want to know what…
Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab will be launched in January of 2013
- Thursday, October 25, 2012
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The Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab (PSIL), committed to promoting and nurturing innovation for social impact, will be launched in January of 2013 as an offshoot of the successful three-year-old Philadelphia Social…
Explore Bartram's Mile
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- By Ashley Hahn
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One of the big missing pieces in the city's recreational trail network is a good connection to Bartram's Garden. Thankfully that's about to change. At a series of events in the coming…
Why can't my mom buy my short sale? [Real NEastate]
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Q. I owe more than my house is worth and I thought I could never sell it because I can’t pay any balance I might owe. Now I am five months…
Questioning Blatstein's casino dreams | multi-floor retail for Atlantic | against Lit Bros roof sign | 21st and Bainbridge reopens | keeping winter rec programs
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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SEPTA to repower locomotive engine, reduce fuel consumption and emissions
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- By Christine Fisher
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Residents near Wayne Junction Station will breathe easier thanks to a SEPTA project to replace the outdated diesel engine on a 1950s-era locomotive with a new, fuel-efficient engine and emissions reducing…
ZBA hearing on historic mansion continued
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- By Jared Brey
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The University of Pennsylvania and developer Jonathan Weiss sought zoning relief Wednesday afternoon for a proposed five-story, 122-unit, market-rate student housing development at 40th and Pine, where a historic mansion currently…
Squilla hopes to finalize waterfront overlay legislation in mid-November
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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A zoning bill that would shape future development along the Central Delaware Waterfront could be finalized by mid-November, said First District City Councilman Mark Squilla.Squilla has held meetings to discuss…
Hawthorne will be home to peace mural dedicated to Sonia Sanchez
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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You may have noticed fewer and fewer Peace is a Haiku Song vinyl posters in subway stations and bus shelters around the city, but rest assured, the project is not over.…
Firefighters make repairs to Somerton home of Robert Neary's widow
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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The widow of a Philadelphia firefighter who was killed in an April warehouse fire in Kensington is getting some help from her extended firefighter family. Dianne Neary needed work done on…
Love Note #93: Tracy Levesque watches Philly in all its glory from her stoop in Queen Village
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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Today Eyes on the Street continues our Philly Love Notes collaboration with this appreciation of Philly's stoop culture and the community bonds it fosters. Love Note #93: Tracy Levesque watches Philly…
Corbett to sign land bank bill | beyond food access | Central District planning | Arch Street Meeting House honored
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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X It Out | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGovernor Tom Corbett is expected to sign state legislation that would enable Philadelphia to establish a municipal land bank, reports…
Financial Perspectives: Tips you should jump on
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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This week we are addressing a number of planning areas. Each of the planning areas is summarized and then we provide a tip that you should look to implement as part…
Look Up! Arch Street Meeting House is designated national landmark
- Tuesday, October 23, 2012
- By Alan Jaffe
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Hundreds of houses of worship in Philadelphia, owned by major denominations, are vacant and in need of repair and restoration. But the religious community received a ray of sunlight last weekend,…
