Broken Window Economics
Study looks at indirect returns on investment in blighted neighborhoods, PennDOT awards grants on four infrastructure projects, former Italian parish church recalls advent of commercial air travel, and Grace Kelly’s family repurchases Henry Ave home > more
Kenney “Frustrated” With Jewelers Row Preservation Saga
Kenney talks Jewelers Row, WCRP turns 30, and non-profit preps North Broad for redevelopment > more
Archdiocese Plans Affordable Senior Housing On South Broad
Catholic Health Services to build affordable senior housing on South Broad, nuisance clothing donation bins being removed, the next decade of changes for the Schuylkill, Butkovitz says City not too ambitious with selling of tax liens, and Frankford CDC to conduct market study > more
Toll Brothers Scale Back Plans For Society Hill Playhouse Replacement
Toll Brothers changes plans for Society Hill Playhouse replacement, Squilla’s music venue scheme elicits backlash, half a million dollars to help returning citizens and spruce up vacant lots, and connecting South Philly neighborhoods through practical playgrounds > more
Drexel Expands Poplar Health Center
A look at the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center, keeping up appearances in Spruce Hill, blighted lots cleaned up in Old City, subtractor sues over non-starter Francis Fields, and appreciating Philly's war memorials > more
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