Restoring Shoemaker Junior High
An inclusive look at the past century of Philadelphia's school system, capturing the Kensington tale through beauty, hospital construction work underway in Fox Chase, and new Quaker meetinghouse in Chestnut Hill to break ground tomorrow > more
Could The End Of St. Bridget’s School Signal A New Beginning For East Falls?
Perhaps additional students at Thomas Mifflin Elementary could shake things up for East Falls, the PHA considers the options for redeveloping the Liddonfield property, West South Street on the up-and-up, parklets, and a music club reopens in NoLibs > more
New Report Says Philly Population Still Rising
Philly's population numbers still on the rise, groundbreaking for the new Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse set for May 15, the first planning meeting for the Lower Northeast, and Shawn Kelly clout in West Philly hampers the Apple Storage project > more
Fierce Debate Over Proposed NID In North Central
Dissension regarding plan for North Central, the Free Library an underused resource, catchment areas as "turf," and more urban blight > more
In Germantown, Weinstein Invites The Competition
More real estate investors needed in Germantown, improved chances for the preservation of a farmhouse in the Northeast, three Manayunk parishes seek consolidation, and the AIA praises the city's plans for the waterfront > more
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