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Penn’s Landing: Construction Underway for New Pedestrian Park above Interstate 95

April 21, 2024 Jacob V. Smedley

A section of one of the busiest highways on the East Coast is getting a new look along a stretch of roadway in Philadelphia. Construction of a new pedestrian park above Interstate I-95 near Penn’s Landing is underway.

2023 Municipal Elections

Elections: What To Know About The Only Ballot Measure This Election Day  

November 7, 2023 Mara Tannenbaum

Voters will decide if the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities should be a permanent entity in the Home Rule Charter.

City Hall

Transportation: Pausing the KOP Rail Reopens Possibilities for New Transit Priorities

May 8, 2023 Lawrence Ukenye

City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension.

Fairmount

Fairmount: Joining the Global Conversation on Water Sustainability

March 20, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

World Water Day 2023 brought together academics, city officials, historians and nonprofit workers who believe Philadelphia’s cultural heritage as a port city makes it an important place to talk about the future of water infrastructure. 

2022 Midterm Elections

Elections: Philadelphia Students Talk Midterms and Share Issues Important to Them

November 8, 2022 Fallon A. Roth

Registered and non-registered student voters share issues they care about most and mobilize their communities ahead of elections

Center City

Spring Garden: Library Exhibit Highlights Photography, Humanity of Prisoners

August 5, 2022 Eden MacDougall

Howard Zehr photographed and interviewed Pennsylvania prisoners with life sentences in the 90s and returned 25 years later to find out how their perspectives on their sentences changed.

Center City

Society Hill: Local Vendors Gather at Headhouse Farmers Market

May 18, 2022 Adam Christopher Kizun

Vendors from Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey sell their produce at the Headhouse Farmers Market.

Arts and Entertainment

Arts: Germantown-native Kambel Smith Debuts Sculpture Exhibition At Fleisher/Ollman Gallery

May 9, 2022 Christine Danielle Jean-Baptiste

Germantown native Kambel Smith is showing his second solo exhibition at Fleisher/Ollman, on display now until May 26th.

Arts and Entertainment

Rittenhouse: Philadelphia Artists Showcase Paintings at Commonweal Gallery

May 6, 2022 Christine Danielle Jean-Baptiste

Adam Lovitz and Seneca Weintraut are Philadelphia artists whose cosmic-inspired paintings  were on display at the Commonweal Gallery throughout March and April.

Center City

Transportation: SEPTA Releases Two Options for Bus Network Redesign

May 4, 2022 Jefferson Schoemer

on to Phase 2 of SEPTA’s “Bus Revolution,” where SEPTA staff will engage with public transit riders to assess the support of each option. 

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