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Restoration Project Gives New Life To Ben Franklin’s Grave
Preservation

Restoration Project Gives New Life To Ben Franklin’s Grave

Benjamin Franklin’s tombstone gets some desperately needed TLC. Tyler Horst has the story

Brewerytown Warehouse Conversion Keeps Graffiti In The Picture
Art & Design

Brewerytown Warehouse Conversion Keeps Graffiti In The Picture

Inspired by an era of abandonment, MM Partners uses street art for interior design. Tyler Horst has the story

America’s Oldest Road Takes Center Stage In New Documentary
History

America’s Oldest Road Takes Center Stage In New Documentary

The King’s Highway, the oldest continuously used road in America, is the subject of an award winning documentary premiering tonight at the Kimmel Center

PhillyRow Project Colors The Row House With Love
Art & Design

PhillyRow Project Colors The Row House With Love

The PhillyRow project brings pride and connection to neighborhood row house design with a coloring book for kids and an interpretive research exhibition. Tyler Horst has the story

Again Under Threat, Wiota Street Garden Organizers Seek Public’s Support
Urbanism

Again Under Threat, Wiota Street Garden Organizers Seek Public’s Support

In West Powelton, caretakers of a 32-year-old community garden prepare for battle over the pending sale of the once vacant lot for new construction. Tyler Horst reports.

Ailing Rec Centers Patiently Await Soda Tax Relief
Urbanism

Ailing Rec Centers Patiently Await Soda Tax Relief

With the Soda Tax, the Kenney Administration has committed to addressing long-deteriorating conditions at neighborhood recreation centers with funding from bond sales and capital budget earmarks. But until revenue starts rolling in, communities continue to make due. Tyler Horst has the story

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections
Urbanism

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections

Trail connections in Tinicum Township and Lardner’s Point Park are the newest additions to the quickly expanding East Coast Greenway network in Philadelphia. Tyler Horst reports

Crisis Of Mass Incarceration The Subject Of New Exhibit At Eastern State Penitentiary
Art & Design

Crisis Of Mass Incarceration The Subject Of New Exhibit At Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary takes an innovative approach to contemporary prison issues and public education with their new exhibit, “Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Mass Incarceration”


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