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In Historic Parkside, Neighborhood Frustrations with Developer German Yakubov Boil Over
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In Historic Parkside, Neighborhood Frustrations with Developer German Yakubov Boil Over

Concerned residents and a real estate investor clash in West Philadelphia

Historic Church In Chestnut Hill Struggles for Elbow Room
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Historic Church In Chestnut Hill Struggles for Elbow Room

Philly’s building boom makes its presence known on Germantown Avenue

Historic Willow Steam Plant Swiftly Heading For New Life as Apartments
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Historic Willow Steam Plant Swiftly Heading For New Life as Apartments

Redevelopment is full steam ahead for the hulking behemoth at 9th and Callowhill

Temple University Uncovers Human Remains at Construction Site
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Temple University Uncovers Human Remains at Construction Site

Earlier this month workers discovered bodies while digging the foundation for a new campus building. The event reveals a muddy history of reckless land stewardship

Helping Hand Rescue Mission Imperiled by Revolving Door of Developers
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Helping Hand Rescue Mission Imperiled by Revolving Door of Developers

On the edge of Northern Liberties, a safe haven has supported residents with fewer means for 120 years. Today, a haphazard townhouse project is putting the mission, and neighbors, at risk with little accountability

In Northwest Philadelphia, Five Historic Train Stations Will Be Revived With Reuse
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In Northwest Philadelphia, Five Historic Train Stations Will Be Revived With Reuse

Gravers, Mt. Airy, Carpenter, Tulpehocken, and Upsal have sat vacant for years. They are now slated for creative reactivation

Challenges for Chinatown, Again
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Challenges for Chinatown, Again

Facing familiar threats, one of the nation’s oldest Asian neighborhoods, and a new generation, look to strategies that will protect the community and preserve its cultural identity

Mt. Airy at a Crossroads
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Mt. Airy at a Crossroads

A development burst along historic Germantown Avenue has both fans and detractors


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