Zoning

The OCF Coffee House in Fairmount and the Spring Garden Civic Association are looking to come to an agreement about prolonged zoning issues within the next month. Spring Garden Civic Association Vice President Justino Navarro

https://vimeo.com/60969768] In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives. Fast-forward 50 years, and urban planners are taking her observations into serious consideration,

The city’s proposed property tax hikes wouldn’t affect lower income homeowners in Ludlow, according to the office of State Representative W. Curtis Thomas. However, many Ludlow homeowners fear the city’s new Actual Value Initiative (an

Members of the Powelton Village Civic Association held a tense meeting with Drexel University officials to discuss in further detail about the impending expansion of the campus into the community. “As we drive the university

After a vote held last week, the Fishtown Neighbors Association turned down Alberto Rivera’s zoning request regarding his property at 1117 Day St. Rivera had plans to convert the single-family home into a duplex, one

https://vimeo.com/59540807] A single-family home located at 1117 Day St., was the topic of discussion at a public zoning meeting held by the Fishtown Neighbors Association . Neighbors located in the immediate area were encouraged to vote

The location at 2032-34 Frankford Ave. is nothing more than a large area of grass between two buildings. Recent plans from the housing company Postgreen Homes call to change that with the construction of an

Shifting neighborhood borders have created confusion among South Kensington residents.The area from Front Street to Sixth Street and between Berks Street and Girard Avenue can be called South Kensington, Lower Kensington, Olde Kensington or even