Back When We Burned Trash On The Delaware River
Harry K. takes us on a whirlwind exploration of Philadelphia's notorious garbage problem, starting with the long-gone East Central Incinerator at Penn's Landing and then sailing around the globe before returning to today's trashy situation > more
The Thrill Is Gone: On Leaving The Waterfront Behind
Harry K. says goodbye to his longtime home on the Delaware River to resettle in the wilds of the Philadelphia suburbs. As he leaves he turns a wary eye to the new Penn's Landing plan after watching two decades of grand waterfront proposals go down the drain > more
With New Penn’s Landing Plan, A Central Park
Lost in the intense news cycle: major news about the at-long-last redevelopment of Penn's Landing. Nathaniel Popkin has a look > more
Programming American Naval History On The Delaware
Olympia stewards thinking ahead to reactivated museum ship, pre-fab apartments dropped in place, closed Nabisco plant changes hands, and looking back at the failed fight against digital signs on the Parkway > more
PHA Inks Deal For Grocery Store For Remade Sharswood
Another food desert gets a grocery store, turning the page in Point Breeze, former Astor Theater to be demolished, and Penn’s Landing getting ramp > more
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