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Ministering to Mariners in Old Philadelphia
History

Ministering to Mariners in Old Philadelphia

Kimberly Haas explores an era when church congregations provided salvation to sailors

On the Waterfront: Chronicling the Lives of Philly’s Black Seamen
History

On the Waterfront: Chronicling the Lives of Philly’s Black Seamen

Keshler Thibert explores the history of African American sailors and dock workers on the Delaware River

At Pier 68, New Ways To Connect To The “Working” River
Art & Design

At Pier 68, New Ways To Connect To The “Working” River

With construction on the South Philadelphia pier park set to start this fall, Nathaniel Popkin talks to landscape architect Bryan Hanes and his design team about their inspiration

It Started With Bananas
History

It Started With Bananas

Over a century since its founding on Dock Street, this legacy Philadelphia fruit importer is still expanding. Nic Esposito goes behind the facade for the story of banana king M. Levin and Company

Rethinking The Hazardous Waterfront
Urbanism

Rethinking The Hazardous Waterfront

What’s the most unhealthy part of Philadelphia? A new study says anywhere along the Delaware River. In a Soapbox column today, Chris Mizes argues that while planners are taking into account public health by promoting mixed uses and walkability, when it comes to the waterfront especially, we’re missing the bigger issue

Port Richmond’s Sidewalks May Be Clean, But The Air Is Dirty
Development

Port Richmond’s Sidewalks May Be Clean, But The Air Is Dirty

Faced with major sources of mostly unmonitored air pollution, Port Richmond residents, empowered by the Clean Air Council, have taken to “citizen science,” monitoring for serious pollutants themselves. The aim, says new contributor Alex Vuocolo, is to create a more localized system for understanding hidden threats to public health

Why Fever 1793 Resonates
History

Why Fever 1793 Resonates

It’s a story of global interconnections, 18th century style, says the film’s writer Nathaniel Popkin

Rat Island!
History

Rat Island!

Just off the shipping channel in the tidal Delaware River, opposite the mouth of the Schuylkill, lies a half-acre island of scrubby trees, windswept pebbly beach, and upwards of ten thousand discarded plastic bottles


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