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
East Park Reservoir To Be Unlocked, Educational Facility Coming To West Basin
The former reservoir to be utilized once more, Wayne Junction’s multiplier effect, before it was the Funko-Mart, putting a price on a city’s tree canopy, and initial AVI assessments reportedly less contested than expected > more
Lincoln On Celluloid, Lincoln In Bronze
The Oscars has us thinking Emancipation Proclamation--and Philadelphia's two monuments to Lincoln's act of hope and courage > more
Parking On Eakins Oval To Go Finally In Parkway Shift
Will small interventions add up? Four underutilized public spaces to be transformed according to a new plan unveiled last night. Yesterday Greg Meckstroth caught up with parks commissioner Michael DiBerardinis for insight into the plan, which was unveiled last night > more
Letitia House To Be Restored
Did William Penn's daughter once live in this house? No matter, in myth it is so--and in 1876, it was moved to Fairmount Park, where you can find it across from the Zoo on Girard Avenue. Park officials hope to give it yet another new life > more
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