City Life A New Public Park Brings Bridesburg Back to the River The opening of Borski Park will reconnect residents to a waterfront cut off from recreation for decades
Urbanism The Origins and End of University City Townhomes Ann de Forest untangles the complicated history of an affordable housing complex in West Philadelphia
Art & Design Courthouse Time Machine Connects Philly with 1995 Ann de Forest has this love letter to the mural inside the Criminal Justice Center at 1301 Filbert Street
City Life Bullets Along the Delaware and the Paradox of a Nature Trail After the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr. by Philadelphia Police officers, Ann de Forest reflects on a disconcerting walk at Pennypack on the Delaware
Architecture Reporter to Icon: the Rise of Philadelphia and the Critic Who Covered It “Becoming Philadelphia,” Inga Saffron’s new book chronicling Philadelphia’s rising fortunes over the past 20 years, hits the shelves during a week of tumultuous change
Preservation Dispatch From the Dolomites: Lamenting the Loss of Northern Italy’s Philly Twin Contributor Ann de Forest dials home from Italy where she visits a little chapel that, until recently, had a sibling on Christian Street
Art & Design New 40th Street Trolley Portal Design Dull On Arrival University City District’s beautification of the 40th Street Trolley Portal was high on concept, but appears to have fumbled on delivery. Contributor Ann de Forest has the full review
Architecture Eero Saarinen’s Hill College House Fortified With $80M In Renovations Ann de Forest takes us inside Hill College House, a Mid-Century take on Medieval fortification designed by Modernist master architect Eero Saarinen. The dormitory at Penn recently reopened after $80M in engineering upgrades and interior renovations
