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Community Meetings

Powelton Village: Residents Pinpoint Zoning As Critical Issue

March 15, 2019 Dylan Long 0

In a nearly 150-year-old church, Powelton Village Civic Association (PVCA) members discussed efforts to encourage developers to abide by the neighborhood’s conservation overlay (NCO) district status. This status establishes guidelines for development in the area [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: An Artist with a Heart of Bronze

December 23, 2011 0

Gina Michaels’ life has all the elements one might expect to find in an artist’s biography: time spent living in New York City, a connection with the natural world, fluency in French, deep spirituality, a [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Artists of the Furnace

June 13, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/25634615] John Phillips has been a part of Philadelphia’s landscape for 30 years, but his work is best when you never know he was there. From working on the Washington Monument and Rocky statue in [continue reading…]

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