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Business

Fishtown: Development Project Threatens Strip Mall

March 23, 2021 Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Editor’s note: This story was updated 4/7/2021 to include additional information provided by the FNA. A small Fishtown shopping center would become a 53-unit apartment building if it receives zoning approval, a prospect some residents

Business

Northeast: Residents Look to City For Answers About Budd Site Development

October 16, 2019 Kelly Brennan

Shannon Lindsay lives in Island Green Estates, a subdivision off Red Lion Road in Bustleton that borders the now closed Island Green Country Club. When she and her husband purchased their home, they expected a

History

Manayunk-Roxborough: Residents Confront Perennial Problems With Parking And Traffic

September 16, 2019 Jared Johnson

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting

Business

Chinatown: Navigating Change, Growth And Development

December 14, 2018 Grace Shallow

Crafted by artists from Tianjin, China and coated with tiles manufactured in Philadelphia, the Friendship Gate on 10th and Arch streets symbolizes a kinship between two cities that are nearly 7,000 miles apart. In 1984,

Business

Chinatown: Navigating Change, Growth And Development

December 14, 2018 Grace Shallow

Crafted by artists from Tianjin, China and coated with tiles manufactured in Philadelphia, the Friendship Gate on 10th and Arch streets symbolizes a kinship between two cities that are nearly 7,000 miles apart. In 1984,

Housing

Poplar: Residents Express Concerns About Girard Avenue Development

October 25, 2018 Laura Smythe

Poplar residents raised concerns about an influx of college students and the lack of adequate parking after hearing a proposal for a new six-story development at a neighborhood meeting last week. More than 30 people

Housing

Zoning: Mt. Airy Residents Hold Rally To Halt Apartment Construction

October 24, 2018 Michaela Althouse

Residents of the 7000 block of Cresheim Road held a rally Saturday morning, Oct. 13, to protest the proposed construction of an apartment building on their block. Speakers, including representatives from West Mt. Airy Neighbors

Business

Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson

Manayunk and Roxborough are changing as their populations continue to get younger. Both sections of the city have proved to be destinations for young people to live after they finish school, and more of them

Center City

Chinatown: Activist Worked With Obama, Advocates For Immigrant Children With Disabilities

July 19, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Chinatown resident Anna Perng is an advocate for both immigrant communities and for people with disabilities. Perng, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, has been an activist and organizer since her time studying at Swarthmore College,

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Residents Adapting Alongside New Developments, Businesses

May 1, 2018 Donlevie Theresa

Brewerytown is an attractive neighborhood to people looking for the cool, new hot spot to live. Its accessibility by public transportation and its proximity to Center City and Fairmount Park have made it an enticing

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