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Disability Community Shut Out of Plans for Carousel House Recreation Center
City Life

Disability Community Shut Out of Plans for Carousel House Recreation Center

The decision by the City to close and demolish Carousel House in West Fairmount Park came as a surprise to many this summer. The shuttering of the beloved recreation center, which provided facilities and programing for people with disabilities, has displaced a tight-knit community indefinitely

Replicas Of William Rush Originals Return To Fairmount Water Works
Art & Design

Replicas Of William Rush Originals Return To Fairmount Water Works

Missing for decades, two signature sculptures come home to Fairmount Water Works. A. Leonard Pundt has the details on how conservation efforts and carefully-crafted reproductions brought the iconic public artwork back to life

Inside Northeast Philly’s Temple Of Ryerss
History

Inside Northeast Philly’s Temple Of Ryerss

Harry K. takes us on a fall field trip to the Ryerss Mansion, an eccentric, little-known house museum in the Great Northeast

The Best Seats In The City, Ban Be Damned
Urbanism

The Best Seats In The City, Ban Be Damned

Last week Friends of Rittenhouse Square and PPR announced a ban from sitting on the interior walls of the park. Two days later Mayor Jim Kenney reversed the rule. We take a look at life along the balustrades in these old photos

Ailing Rec Centers Patiently Await Soda Tax Relief
Urbanism

Ailing Rec Centers Patiently Await Soda Tax Relief

With the Soda Tax, the Kenney Administration has committed to addressing long-deteriorating conditions at neighborhood recreation centers with funding from bond sales and capital budget earmarks. But until revenue starts rolling in, communities continue to make due. Tyler Horst has the story

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections
Urbanism

East Coast Greenway Gains Traction With New Connections

Trail connections in Tinicum Township and Lardner’s Point Park are the newest additions to the quickly expanding East Coast Greenway network in Philadelphia. Tyler Horst reports

Of Monsters And Men: Philadelphia’s Rockwells
Art & Design

Of Monsters And Men: Philadelphia’s Rockwells

Philadelphia’s Curtis Publishing Company made Norman Rockwell a household name, as the quintessential Americana painter contributed 323 covers to the Saturday Evening Post. But it’s his son Peter, who studied at Haverford and PAFA, who’s given Philly three of its odder sculptures

The Devil Is The Detail
Urbanism

The Devil Is The Detail

“Notorious” Devil’s Pool? The most beloved place in the Wissahickon may suffer abuse and indignity every summer, but they are no match for its beauty and physiologic significance. Brad Maule defends the natural landmark


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