Unsanctioned And Inspired In The Wissahickon
Steve Weinik reveals the builders--and their ideas--behind "The Spot"--the stunning handcrafted series of terraces, stairs, nooks, and hideouts along the Wissahickon > more
At Awbury, The Landscape And The Ideals Persist
Landscape lyricist Nicole Juday explores Germantown's remarkable Awbury Arboretum, one of the few historically significant public landscapes that have endured in Philadelphia > more
The Last Elephant of West Mount Airy
A remnant of a Chestnut Hill public art exhibit is on display in West Mount Airy, a colorful reminder of the wildness that lurks beneath our concrete jungle > more
Hunting Park Renovations Seek A “Former Glory”
An update on the transformative work underway in Hunting Park's park, LGBT senior-living coming to Center City, Catholic parishes to merge in the Northwest, and musings on ugliest public art in Philadelphia > more
Unused Pedestrian Bridge Demolished By Train In Manayunk
Another loss to the dwindling Venice Island Branch railroad, the bridge once provided worker access to plants on Venice Island. Trail advocates eye the the railroad for a Venice Island bikeway > more
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