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Fishtown: FNA Brings Artists and Community Together to ‘Feed the Fish’

December 5, 2014  0

The prominent Fishtown art scene has just taken a new role in engaging local residents and utilizing a green approach for a better community through the neighborhood’s very own mascot: a fish. Throughout Fishtown, people [Read More]

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Casinos: SugarHouse Gives Back To Community

May 27, 2014 tub10245 1

As part of the Community Benefits Agreement with SugarHouse Casino, the Penn Treaty Special Services District has received $500,000 per year from SugarHouse since opening in 2010. Once SugarHouse’s second phase is finished, presumably bringing [Read More]

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Casinos: Penn Treaty Special Services District

May 27, 2014 tub10245 0

While the gaming license process is often presented as an us-versus-them scenario pitting the big bad casinos against potential neighbors who want no part of said casinos, the reality is much more nuanced than that. [Read More]

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The Waterfront: Seven People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014 tub10245 1

The waterfront along both the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers has seen an ecological and recreational resurgence over the last decade. What was once known as an urban or concrete jungle is slowly being transformed into [Read More]

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Casinos: History of Gambling in Philadelphia

April 15, 2014 tub10245 0

It may seem like it is taking a while for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to issue Philadelphia’s second gaming license, but the wait is nothing that the city has not been through before. [Read More]

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Casinos: SugarHouse to Expand as PA Slot Revenue Declines

April 15, 2014  1

In 2006, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awarded SugarHouse Casino one of two gaming licenses for Philadelphia. SugarHouse, along with the now-defunct Foxwoods casino proposal in South Philadelphia, was set to become the first casino [Read More]

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Casinos: UNITE HERE Philadelphia Stands Up for SugarHouse Employees

April 8, 2014 tub10245 0

While the still-undecided final location of Philadelphia’s second gaming license dominates the local casino conversation, all is not quiet at the renovating SugarHouse. Philly’s first casino is attracting some recent notice because of renewed efforts [Read More]

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Casinos: Cash To Communities But At What Cost?

March 28, 2014  0

With a second casino license up for grabs, communities near the proposed locations may wonder what they have to look forward to with a casino in their neighborhood. SugarHouse Casino  donated $500,000 last year to [Read More]

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Casinos: Five People On The Front Lines

March 26, 2014 tub10245 0

Given the size of most gaming operations, it’s often difficult to put a “face” to any particular organization (besides Donald Trump, and he’s largely famous for his other endeavors). Despite this, there’s still a fair number [Read More]

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Casino-Free Philadelphia Finds New Life With The Second Casino Proposal

March 24, 2014 Kathryn Matheson 0

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will convene this week to discuss the five proposals in play for Philadelphia’s second and final casino license. A final decision is unlikely to come out of this meeting, but [Read More]

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