Spruce Street Harbot Park in full swing | Photo: Lindsay Lazarski, for WHYY
- WHYY’s Keystone Crossroads recounts the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation’s efforts in the previous two years to add to the the central riverfront’s foot traffic in an effort to pique the interest of developers and eventually engender the implementation of the $250 million Master Plan for the Central Delaware. Until then, examples of tactical urbanism— the Blue Cross RiverRink Winter- and Summerfests, as well as the Spruce Street Harbor Park—will suffice, employing an economical adaptability and reuse materials to provide Philadelphians with an economical setting to unwind.
- The Inquirer’s Inga Saffron reviews the finished “Cheesecake Factory Building” at 15th & Walnut, lauding Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s “sophisticated composition” for elevating it “above the current crop of banal glass buildings.” Celebrating incongruity, the Cheesecake is at once heavy and crystalline, a modernist show-stealer whose reflections echo its masonry neighbors.
- Next week, NeighborWorks’ Training Institute conference at the Convention Center is expected to bring an $8.5 million and a fair amount of insight on affordable housing into the city, says the Philadelphia Business Journal. Mayor Nutter is scheduled to speak, touting his administration’s record in assisting its residents warding off foreclosure. Workshops in community economic development, community engagement and construction and management will he held.
- The Streets Dept blog shares some pics of the installation of New Orleans-based artist MOMO’s latest mural in Fishtown.
- The management staffs of condominium and apartment buildings closest to the scene of Pope Francis’s open-air mass on the Parkway next month, such as Park Towne Place and CityView Condos, are still receiving mixed messages from the Secret Service and City Hall, reports CBS Philly.
About the author
Stephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how Philadelphians engage their vibrant past. Besides skimming through 18th century letters, Steve is also interested in music and travel.
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The cheesecake building is a good looker. (P.S. LOVE cheesecake)
On the Pope’s visit, I am almost tempted to come down for that. The main reason, to pay $75.00 to sleep on the type of bunk I slept for free on (USS New Jersey.)!!!!