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Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson 0

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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Brewerytown: Local Business Owner Embraces Changing Landscape

April 23, 2018 Donlevie Theresa 0

Max Ochester, owner of Brewerytown Beats at 27th Street and Girard Avenue, moved to Brewerytown in 2010, a few years before it became the “up-and-coming” neighborhood that it is now. In late 2014, Ochester’s developer friends [continue reading…]

Abandoned Property

Mount Airy: Redevelopment Projects Look to Eliminate Blight, Improve Livelihood of Historic Neighborhood

May 30, 2017 Ryan Wallen 1

Dating back to the 1680s, when it was a just small part of Germantown, the neighborhood of Mount Airy has a rich history that has shaped the diverse and tight-knit community that it is today. [continue reading…]

Abandoned Property

Northwest Philadelphia: Jumpstart Germantown Looks to Revitalize the Community One Property at a Time

May 30, 2017 Ryan Wallen 1

Jumpstart Germantown is a redevelopment program that was established in April, 2014 by Mount Airy real estate developer Ken Weinstein. The organization tackles the problems of blighted properties in the Northwest by training a new generation [continue reading…]

Business

Northwest Philadelphia: Entrepreneur Doing Well By Doing Good for the Community

March 7, 2017 Howard Knapp 0

For Ken Weinstein (above), passion is more than just a cliche, it is the driving factor that has motivated him to become the successful real estate developer, entrepreneur, and benefactor he is today.   “Passion [continue reading…]

Business

Point Breeze: Redevelopment Brings Residents To The Table

December 17, 2016 Margaret E Andresen 0

In August, the group formally known as Newbold Neighbors Association took a leap in creating inclusivity in the Point Breeze community. The civic association that serves the area between 18th and Broad Streets and Washington [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Jesse Gardner Opens Doors to Help Save St. Laurentius Church

September 26, 2016 Shealyn M Kilroy 0

Jesse Gardner is the key holder to the art gallery, Unsung Heroes . Here, at 2024 E. Arizona St., double life-sized painted portraits of firefighters hang on the walls. But on the first Friday of each [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Kevin Smith Fights for Development that Makes Sense

May 26, 2016 Kevin F Barr 1

Kevin Smith is president of the Manayunk Neighborhood Council, a not-for-profit civic association dedicated to promoting a unified and sustainable community in Manayunk. Smith, who was raised in Southern California and moved to Manayunk about [continue reading…]

Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Residents Speak Out on Re-Development

December 18, 2015 Julianne Rose Spingler 9

On the corner of 20th and Federal streets is a coffee shop. The exterior of its tall building is concrete-gray and modern, with circular detailing bearing the emblem of its owner, Ori Feibush. The interior [continue reading…]

Economy

Francisville: Commercial Redevelopment is Progressing

June 14, 2011 0

From an outsider’s perspective, Francisville has always appeared to be living in the shadow of its neighbor, Fairmount.  While Fairmount was developed with high-price townhouses and fancy restaurants, Francisville remained, for the most part, in [continue reading…]

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