At a 10th City Council District open house for the Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission, Northeast Philadelphia residents thought certain aspects of the code rewrite would negatively affect their neighborhoods, while other parts would be beneficial. [continue reading…]
A rusty metal fence surrounds the cement-covered lot on the corner of 22nd and Catherine streets. Despite the “Neighborhood Park” sign hanging on the wall of this enclosed area, Catherine Park has been gated from [continue reading…]
Visitors gathered as early as 7 a.m. yesterday for the much-anticipated opening of SugarHouse Casino at 1002 Delaware Avenue. The casino expects two million visits annually, but despite the outward optimism many residents of Fishtown [continue reading…]
Eighteen active Philadelphia police officers are huddled together in front of the dugout at La Salle High School’s state-of-the-art Ward Field on a humid Sunday afternoon. Most of the players are hunched over with their [continue reading…]
In the basement of the Enterprise Center, located at 45th and Market streets in West Philadelphia, Shu Wen Yang and Natalie Chew are working on a new technology that could transform the meaning of social [continue reading…]
Nancy Massey says she’s from “the DOS-based world.” She said that in the 1980s, when the Disk Operating System was still widely used, working in technology was “so much simpler” in comparison to the work [continue reading…]
The Marian Anderson Historical Society is a group dedicated to promoting the late classical singer, who was considered of the most important opera performers of the 20th century. The organization was founded by Blanche Burton-Lyles [continue reading…]
Philadelphia citizens are active in this year’s planning for a new zoning code reform. The previous code has not been updated in over 50 years and residents are ready to see these changes implemented with [continue reading…]
A zoning debate in Fox Chase is casting a dark cloud over renters. As a matter of fact, the Fox Chase Homeowners Association (FCHA) has promised to fight any effort to convert single-family dwellings into [continue reading…]
On the Glenwood Avenue between Second and Fifth streets lies a relic from Philadelphia’s industrial golden age. Inside local photographer Kat Reilly is working to create another gilded era, one of art. Reilly is owner and [continue reading…]
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