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Germantown

Northwest: A Fight to Control Danger as Abandoned Properties Mount

April 25, 2014

Shirley Santiago says she considers herself lucky. Her home, second in from the end on the 3800 block of Manor Street in Manayunk, abuts a mound of crumbling bricks that was once a white-painted home

Center City

City Hall: OSHA Cites Demolition Contractors in Fatal Building Collapse

November 27, 2013

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

Fairmount

Fairmount: Zoning Controversy Continues Over Coffee House Cooking Permit

March 25, 2013

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

Abandoned Property

Hunting Park: Abandoned Buildings Plague the Neighborhood While City Organizations Work Toward Improvement

April 30, 2012

https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block,

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