- Dilworth Plaza’s “Phoenix Rising” was first unveiled in 1982, musing upon the possibilities to be offered by a post-industrial Philadelphia. With the plaza itself being reinterpreted, PlanPhilly reports that the arduous process to find a new home for the Emlen Etting piece has been settled—on Dock Street, within Dilworth’s beloved Society Hill.
- “Is it beautiful? Are we allowed to find it poetic?” The Inquirer wonders what to make of a contorted computer keyboard, found among the rubble of ground zero a decade ago. The Penn Museum’s “Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments from 9/11,” offers an mix of programs this Sunday, including an interpretation of the 1712 play Cato, a Tragedy.
- The City Paper reports on a Fishtown bookstore, having to readjust their business model after the city prohibited them from hosting what is fast becoming their niche—events ranging from indie rock concerts to circus performances.
- Take a look at this proposal for a subway line connecting 8th and Oregon & Ridge/Henry. While the $100 million price tag may seem modest, it’s centered mostly around the employment of the existing, abandoned tracks of the City Line.
- The mixed legacy and promising future of Hunting Park is briefly explored by Temple’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods.
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