Two Hotels Slated For Skyscraper At Former One Meridian Site
Two hotels, one building; another community meeting for Lovett Library Park; new report finds that CDCs are helping the city keep afloat; and Philly U students design living spaces for the homeless > more
In Germantown, Leadership Paralysis Endures
With city officials holding back community development funds, organizers of the fledgling CDC Germantown United try to sustain momentum generated in the 2011 fight against a low-end shopping center. Reauthorization of a neighborhood special service district may be the catalyst, reports Ryan Briggs > more
Hunting For Revolutionary Soil On Germantown Ave
Why a patriot militia training ground might remain buried at Lovett Park, old PECO brownstone in Pennsport to become apartments, senior living center in a North Philly suit factory, and the mixed legacy of the re-branding of Society Hill > more
Patching Germantown Ave With Color
How City Hall proves a tougher employer than a Brazilian cartel for two Dutch artists, reaffirmations of adaptive reuse in GHo, Dilworth Plaza through the decades, the Corbett Effect on Philly, and why we need the Olympics > more
Sustainability, Public Art, And Rain Barrels In Mt. Airy
We check in on Mt. Airy BID's latest project: rain barrels, decorated by local artists, that contribute splashes of color to businesses along the Germantown Ave commercial corridor > more
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