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Reaction To 19th Street Baptist Demo Scare Points Up Changing Sensitivity At L&I

A demolition notice mistakenly placed on the doors of 19th Street Baptist Church in Point Breeze sent the preservation and planning community in hot pursuit of answers this week. Michael Bixler ...

Councilwoman Bass Commits Immediate Funds To Stabilize The Germantown YWCA

With the fate of Germantown's historic YWCA in balance, Councilwoman Cindy Bass says she will stabilize and renovate while waiting for a new round of development proposals for the site, which advocates feared would be ...

In Search Of A Cure For City Blue [Updated, 5:20PM]

After a piece of it crashed onto the sidewalk, the defining feature that earned 1106 Chestnut Street a place on the city's Register of Historic Places has been entirely removed. Max Ufberg weighs the conflicts ...

Demolition Imminent At North Philadelphia Landmark St. Bonaventure (Updated)

With site prep already underway, the demolition of St. Bonaventure Roman Catholic Church is about to begin. Christopher Mote reports that L&I has deemed the entire structure, not just the steeple, a threat to the ...

Viking Mill In Kensington Shut By L&I; Artists, Makers Out (Second Update)

An October 15 inspection turned up numerous violations at the bustling former mill in East Kensington. The need for cheap rent and raw space meets the city's heightened regulatory push in light of the fire ...