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Citywide: The Underrated Army of Block Captains

December 4, 2013 0

They pick up trash. They sweep the streets. They turn vacant lots in to community gardens, organize block parties, and keep crime in check on more than 6,000 blocks throughout the city. And they don’t [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: Perceived Distrust Factored Into Failure of NID

December 2, 2013 0

As Temple University’s students have continued to move further into the area around the college’s North Philadelphia campus, residents have increasingly complained about the constant noise and trash generated by students and developers. In response, [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: OSHA Cites Demolition Contractors in Fatal Building Collapse

November 27, 2013 0

More than five months after the Center City building collapse that killed six people, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two demolition contractors for their role in the collapse. According [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: School District to Sell Vacant Buildings

November 11, 2013 0

Mayor Michael Nutter, flanked by members of City Council, announced last week that the city will sell vacant School District properties, partially to raise the $50 million promised to the District earlier this year. Mark [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: Hearing Called For 2012 Kensington Fire Tragedy

November 6, 2013 0

Just months after fielding a heavy round of public criticism over the summer’s fatal building collapse on Market Street, the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department could see a new wave of controversy in the coming [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: Contest Connects, Cleans Communities

November 1, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/77407917] For the residents of the 1600 block of Waverly Street, the city’s Clean Block Contest wasn’t just a chance to continue to spruce up the block. It was a chance to connect with all [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: New App Aims to Connect Communities

October 22, 2013 0

The city announced last week a new mobile and web application for its PhillyRising Collaborative. PhillyRising, which is run through the Managing Director’s Office, targets high-crime areas where there are quality of life concerns and [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: Report on June Center City Collapse

October 17, 2013 0

Less than four months after a four-story wall collapsed onto a Salvation Army thrift store in Center City and killed six people, a City Council committee released a report last month recommending changes to demolition [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: PCAPS Fighting for School Funding

October 14, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/76489485] In the midst of the morning rush, the faint chanting turned heads in Center City. “SOS. Save our schools! SOS. Save our schools!” echoed from about 10 people under a storefront canopy near the [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: City Drops Appeal of Firefighters’ Arbitration Award

October 7, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75172055] After battling with the city’s firefighters over their arbitration award, Mayor Michael Nutter pulled an about-face and dropped the city’s appeal of the award. The mayor announced that the city was dropping the award [continue reading…]

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