Preservation City Council To Vote On Ridge Avenue Demo Moratorium A bill to place a temporary hold on demolition applications for 300+ historic properties along Ridge Avenue goes before City Council tomorrow. Michael Bixler has the ...
Development Future Of American Street Hinges On Soko Lofts Parcel, Now For Sale How did Soko Lofts grow from 160 units to 320 to possibly 600? And what will happen to the parcel now that the developer has put it for sale? Aaron Kase looks for answers to ...
History Behind Philadelphia Maneto: Dissecting The City Seal A cornucopia, a scroll, a shield with a plough and a ship, a dismembered arm balancing scales, two gals named Peace and Plenty—they're everywhere you look. Sam Robinson finds that the Seal of Philadelphia as ...
Urbanism O’Neill’s Attempt To Repeal New Commercial Zoning In NE Advances; Here’s Why It Matters Castor Avenue is poised to become the Northeast's "downtown"--the kind of a walkable and engaging shopping district the growing Northeast deserves. Maneuvers in City Council today may mean another wasted opportunity, argues writer--and Oxford Circle ...
Development Promise Of School Funds Trumps Design Questions In Electric Factory Billboard Case In his sixth attempt to legalize a billboard on the building that houses the Electric Factory concert venue, property owner Myron Berman is likely to succeed thanks to a community benefits agreement that will spin ...
