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Fishtown

Fishtown: Neighborhood Growing Pains Include Parking Issues

May 6, 2013

  The recent placement of signs restricting parking for more than two hours rattled neighbors in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia. As neighborhood residents tried to solve the area-parking problem, the restrictive parking signs have

Frankford

Northeast: Philadelphia 2035 Plan Holds Second Community Meeting

June 14, 2012

  The Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its second public meeting for the Lower Northeast District. Residents from the five neighborhoods of Frankford, Northwood, Oxford Circle, Lawncrest and Summerdale met at Saint Martin of Tours

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Community Groups Are ‘United’ for Park Restoration

February 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37143045] For years, Hunting Park United has worked hard to restore Hunting Park and the surrounding community to its former glory. Before the park became a breeding ground for drugs and crime, it was a

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