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Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place
Art & Design

Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place

Mid-century apartment towers become vessels for expression in a new art exhibition

Je t’aime, Jawn Française! New Book Explores Philly’s Inner Francophile
Architecture

Je t’aime, Jawn Française! New Book Explores Philly’s Inner Francophile

In celebration of Bastille Day, Kimberly Haas takes a look at Philadelphia’s long infatuation with French design

A Symbol of Survival and Hope Returns to the Parkway
Art & Design

A Symbol of Survival and Hope Returns to the Parkway

After 30 years in storage, “Maja,” a Bauhaus sculpture that evaded destruction in Nazi Germany, graces Philadelphia’s grand boulevard again

Public Space Rises From The Stacks At Parkway Central
Architecture

Public Space Rises From The Stacks At Parkway Central

Michael Bixler has this preview of the three new public spaces opening on Friday at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central branch

A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Photography

A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania takes a look at big public shindigs and the making of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway through rarely seen photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

One Smart Cookie: When Keebler Called Philly Home
History

One Smart Cookie: When Keebler Called Philly Home

Girl Scout cookies: another city first! Harry K. gives a whirlwind history of America’s favorite cake and cracker maker, Philly’s own Keebler-Weyl Baking Company

Remembering Philly’s 1967 School Walkout & The Attack On Teen Activism
History

Remembering Philly’s 1967 School Walkout & The Attack On Teen Activism

On the eve of the national student walkout honoring the victims of the Parkland shooting, Michael Bixler takes a look back at November 17, 1967 when teenage activists demonstrating for equal rights became the target of a violent police attack

At Parkway Central, Stacks Cleared To Make Way For Public Space
Art & Design

At Parkway Central, Stacks Cleared To Make Way For Public Space

The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Branch is homing in on the needs of the 21st century patron with modern upgrades and robust public programming. Michael Bixler bids adieu to the grand library’s massive book retrieval system that was recently dismantled to make way for three new centers of interactive social space


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