The Pintos: A Philadelphia Immigration Story, Told Through Art At Washington Avenue Pier
With Pier 53 officially open on the Delaware Riverfront today, Philadelphia welcomes its newest park—and its newest piece of public art. Brad Maule profiles Jody Pinto's Land Buoy and the tale of art, nature, and immigration it weaves on the site where her father came to America with his family > more
Ode To Tom Sawyer Island
As work has begun in earnest to transform South Philadelphia's Pier 53 into the newest public amenity on the Delaware Riverfront, Michael Bixler can't help but get a little verklempt about its postindustrial predecessor, "Tom Sawyer's Island" > more
Questioning Western Lancaster Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project
Former non-profit accused of gross mismanagement of public funds, historians deem consolidated National Archives site inaccessible, some unfamiliar Cézanne pieces on display at the Barnes, and a “sneak peek” at the new Pier 53 > more
Penn Faculty And Students Want To Keep Temporary Public Art Piece
"DS(3)" too good to give up, conceptually approval for renovations within the Art Museum, work on Drexel's Dornsife Center underway, and Edgewater apartment and townhouse project on the market > more
Pier 53, The Ellis Island Of The Delaware, To Be Made Into Park
DRWC to recognize riverside history, inside the new Philadelphia Cycling Classic, traffic study to look at impact of more horses for Center City, and a Center City high-rise to get a facelift > more
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