Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Creek Stewards Move Into Globe Dye Works
A reciprocal arrangement in Frankford, G-Ho to get a community textile studio, infilling Northern Liberties, and the rise of house flipping > more
At Last, The Festival Instagram Contest Winner
The Hidden City Festival is over, and with that comes a grand prize winner in the #igers_philly_hiddencity Instagram contest. And that winner is . . . > more
On The Eve Of The Festival: What To See And Do This Weekend
The Hidden City Festival 2013 is set to kick off tomorrow, and for the opening weekend, a full slate of events is ready to drive it into high gear. Lee Tusman previews some of the options > more
Inside The Colorful Creative Compound
Frankford's Globe Dye Works cranked out dyes and bleaches and yarns for 140 years; for the better part of the past decade, it's cranked out a creative, industrial spirit. With the Hidden City Festival 2013, the Dufala Brothers seize on that spirit to bring Oil & Water to life > more
A Broken System
In Part One of a two-part report on the broken system of historic preservation in Philadelphia, Ryan Briggs reveals a city historical commission that's so underfunded it's incapable of enabling the city to profit by its unsurpassed architectural heritage--let alone protect its buildings of significance and stature > more
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