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With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up
Art & Design

With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up

Last month a mysterious flag appeared on top of the tree that graced the roof of the abandoned and soon-to-be demolished Ortlieb’s Brewery building in Northern Liberties. We’ve got the story of how it got up there–and why

The Remarkably Long Journey To Bart
Development

The Remarkably Long Journey To Bart

For a neighborhood to reverse severe decline, it takes more than urban pioneers, writes Nathaniel Popkin. Here’s the case of the Northern Liberties, whose current state was neither inevitable, or even likely three decades ago

Blatstein Owns Burned Factory
Development

Blatstein Owns Burned Factory

The former L.H. Parke Coffee and Tea Importer under the El was owned by Tower Investments–and left unsecured. The fire closed the El

Changes Brewing on American Street
Development

Changes Brewing on American Street

The former Ortlieb’s bottling plant–once home to a brewpub, a baseball academy and the Fringe Festival Cabaret–will be converted to apartments


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