Two Paths In The Woods Of The Wissahickon
A look at the treeline course dispute in Wissahickon Valley Park, quilting with film , SEPTA hopeful for more state funding, and forty apartments may be on their way for Washington Avenue > more
Only Temporary?
All across the city, we've come to rely on temporary interventions. Is this merely an honest approach or evidence of shrunken expectations? > more
Philadelphia’s Incendiary Wedding Of 1838
The burning of Pennsylvania Hall, Diane Sawyer at Strawberry Mansion High School, Philly as the Museum City, and Chinatown gets its first parklet > more
Partial Demolition Approved At Gretz Brewery
L&I approves demo of oldest part of brewery at Germantown Avenue and Oxford Street and will press the building's owner Tony Rufo to move ahead with redevelopment of the rest > more
Penn Treaty Educational Institute To Chronicle The Riverwards’ Layered History
Penn Treaty Museum to get its own place, “Fading Ads of Philadelphia” author to speak at Atwater Kent, new report aims for safer city parks, and neighbors nix oversized apartments in Bella Vista > more
Schuylkill Center To Construct Four “Ecoventions” With Knight Arts Grant
Artists to create eco-art at Schuylkill Center, high-end homes coming to Logan Square, City to help realize another shelter for abused women, and a look at SEPTA’s critical deferred projects > more
The Platt Bridge Tells More Than Just Industrial Malaise
Reconsidering the Lower Schuylkill, Preservation Alliance to honor big names in preservation projects, Meade House getting some work, and Squilla wants more horses for tourists > more
Where To Put Philly’s Bike Share Stations?
Anticipating a dilemma for Philly’s Bike Share Program, Greenberger dreams of a rejuvenated Lower Schuylkill, Fairhill Square to rededicated a beloved sculpture, Swedish royalty to visit South Philly, and Philly tourism by the numbers > more
Overburdened South Philly Residents Speak Out Against Casino Proposals
Dreading the increased traffic to be had with a casino south of Oregon Ave, Nutter says no on property tax increases to bolster the school budget, PA senate finds more cash for SEPTA, and loving your park > more
All Aboard For GPTMC’s New Neighborhoods Campaign
Mayor Nutter joined Meryl Levitz and GPTMC this week for a trolley tour through three neighborhoods highlighted in the new Philadelphia Neighborhoods tourism campaign > more
CHOP Facility To Offer More Public Space Along Schuylkill
South of the South Street Bridge to be enlivened, “Imagining Frankford” set for completion, reconstruction on Buttonwood foreshadows a reemerging Callowhill neighborhood, and the Department of Making + Doing invites you to its launch party > more
West Girard Avenue, Brewerytown’s Backbone On The Mend
With the Brewerytown Spring Festival tomorrow, the vibrancy of West Girard Avenue will be on display. Brad Maule issues an open invitation to Bob Huber to come enjoy the party > more
In Point Breeze, Redemption For A Park
The youth and neighborhood development project Urban Roots will help transform Ralph Brooks, Jr. Park, a place that has come to represent the neighborhood's struggles with violence. Jessie Fox has the story and photographs > more
Inside The Colorful Creative Compound
Frankford's Globe Dye Works cranked out dyes and bleaches and yarns for 140 years; for the better part of the past decade, it's cranked out a creative, industrial spirit. With the Hidden City Festival 2013, the Dufala Brothers seize on that spirit to bring Oil & Water to life > more
A Study In Modern Stewardship—Louis Kahn’s Esherick House, For Sale
With the 20th Century series beginning Friday, the Chestnut Hill Historical Society celebrates the mid-century modern homes throughout the neighborhood. Fátima Olivieri joins the owner of one, Louis Kahn's Esherick House, for a tour and backstory > more
On South Broad Street, A Lot Of Cool Stuff
The vacant lot across South Broad Street from the Kimmel Center has become a fulcrum for creativity. Come Monday, the space will be reborn as this year's Pop Up Garden, an initiative to populate the noticeable empty space with green landscaping and a beer garden with food from chef George Sabatino > more
On The Book Of Bacon: A Q&A With Greg Heller
Greg Heller's biography of Ed Bacon—the first of its kind on the famous city planner—officially launches on Thursday with a reading and signing at the Center For Architecture. Sandy Smith sits down with Heller to discuss Bacon, his life, and his influence > more
How To Spot A Theater
Of the nearly 400 neighborhood theaters and movie palaces Philadelphia boasted, about 135 remain—as churches, as offices, sometimes even as theaters. Rachel Hildebrandt has categorized and mapped them all. Here's our guide to finding them and interpreting what you're seeing > more
Ghosts In The System
Frequent Google Street Viewers know what Michael Burlando has discovered: there's a virtual ghost city of blocks and buildings and places that only endure online. Here are some of his best finds > more
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