Where There’s A Will, There’s A Greenway
The last major open air creek without surrounding green space in the city, the Frankford Creek is poised to be lined by a trail and park connecting the Tacony Creek Park, now under construction, and the Delaware River. A feasibility study for the project will begin in 2013 > more
A (Grapefruit) Tree Grows In Kensington
Ariel Diliberto visits the garden and greenhouse of Manny Rivera, fervent nexus of evolving vacant land policy, immigrant culture, and urban farming, to ask what will become of such personal--and monumental--efforts when city laws change? > more
Getting to the Root of the Problem
Urban agriculture needs to be tied to broader strategies of economic development, says Ariel Diliberto in her review of the film "Urban Roots" > more
Frankford Avenue Drawing More Than A Dozen New Projects
With a hotel, theater, market, and new shops and restaurants coming, are the days of drag racing and short dumping over? We survey the scene and talk to some of the developers and observers close to the action > more
In South Philly, Subtly Staking Territory
Exploring the shopping center architecture of Vietnamese Washington Avenue > more
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